pathobiology
noun
pathobiology is spelled P-A-T-H-O-B-I-O-L-O-G-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pathobiology means “The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pathobiology is pathobiologies.
How many letters and syllables are in pathobiology?
| Letters | 12: P-A-T-H-O-B-I-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pathobiology?
Pathobiology appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pathobiology
- pathobiologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pathobiology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.
- 2
pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease).
- 3
The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pathobiology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of biology that deals with pathology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pathobiologie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pathobiology come from?
From patho- + biology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).