Home › Words › P › pathogenesispathogenesis/ˌpæθ.ə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/pathogenesis means the origin and development of a disease.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pathogenesis ranks #16,733 of 42,749 for Qualifying.pathogenesis is pronounced /ˌpæθ.ə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/.EtymologyFrom patho- + -genesis.nounThe origin and development of a disease.The mechanism whereby something causes a disease.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.histopathogenesis 78% match — The origin and development of diseased tissue. vs pathogenesis →aetiopathogenesis 73% match — The cause and subsequent development of an abnormal condition or of a disease. vs pathogenesis →cardiopathogenesis 73% match — The origin and development of heart disease vs pathogenesis →nosogenesis 72% match — The development of disease. vs pathogenesis →pathogenetic 71% match — Of, pertaining to, or causing pathogenesis vs pathogenesis →myopathogenesis 70% match — The development of myopathy. vs pathogenesis →aetiogenesis 69% match — The origin and development of a pathological condition (other than an illness) vs pathogenesis →pathogenous 67% match — pathogenic; causing disease vs pathogenesis →