n.
Pronunciation: ' fi-z ē - ō -p ə - ' thä-l ə -j ē , -pa-
Function: noun
Date: circa 1889
: a branch of biology or medicine that combines physiology and pathology especially in the study of altered bodily function in disease
– phys · io · path · o · log · ic \ - ˌ pa-th ə - ' lä-jik \ or phys · io · path · o · log · i · cal \ -ji-k ə l \ adjective