Definition of pathophysiology in English:
pathophysiology
noun ˌpaθəʊfɪzɪˈɒlədʒiˌpæθəˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi
mass nounMedicine The disordered physiological processes associated with disease or injury.
intracranial hypertension contributes to the pathophysiology of this condition
Example sentencesExamples
- The pathophysiology of brain abscess is probably different.
- Perhaps the inflammation and pathophysiology are different between the sheep and mice.
- This positive concordance should reflect the pathophysiology of the disease process.
- The cause and pathophysiology of fibromyalgia are unknown.
- The pathophysiology of dyspepsia is not well understood.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine Based on the symptoms, it may be possible to narrow the differential diagnosis to a specific anatomic or pathophysiologic disorder.
Example sentencesExamples
- Various pathophysiologic mechanisms in sleep apnea have been proposed to contribute to the pathogenosis of vascular morbidity.
- The pathophysiologic mechanisms of the syndrome are not known.
- An evaluation of lower back pain often does not provide a specific pathophysiologic diagnosis that leads to a specific treatment.
- Indeed, the clinical presentation of asthma symptoms is the tip of the iceberg of an entire range of subclinical pathophysiologic events.
adjective
Medicine The pathophysiological influences on ECG waveforms are numerous and have been well studied.
Example sentencesExamples
- Third, investigators should carry out pathophysiological examinations that explain these reactions.
- These associations may reflect pathophysiological changes related to the development of cardiovascular disease.
- Acute or chronic abdominal pain can be the result of many different pathophysiological processes.
- The six categories correspond to distinct pathophysiological mechanisms and are important in determining therapy.
adverb
Medicine This can only be to our advantage as we strive for a pathophysiologically based psychiatry.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus, the extent to which ventilatory instability is pathophysiologically important in any given individual may relate to the anatomic properties of the airway.
- No pathophysiologically relevant mechanism has been proposed, however.
- We think it is pathophysiologically linked to menstrual synchrony.
- These diseases differ strongly from each other, both clinically and pathophysiologically.
noun
Medicine
Definition of pathophysiology in US English:
pathophysiology
nounˌpæθəˌfɪziˈɑlədʒiˌpaTHəˌfizēˈäləjē
Medicine The disordered physiological processes associated with disease or injury.
intracranial hypertension contributes to the pathophysiology of this condition
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps the inflammation and pathophysiology are different between the sheep and mice.
- This positive concordance should reflect the pathophysiology of the disease process.
- The pathophysiology of brain abscess is probably different.
- The cause and pathophysiology of fibromyalgia are unknown.
- The pathophysiology of dyspepsia is not well understood.