# pathogenesis

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #36,704

## Definitions
1. The origin and development of a disease.
2. The mechanism whereby something causes a disease.

## Etymology
From patho- + -genesis.

## Common misspellings (18)
`apthogenesis`, `pahtogenesis`, `pathgoenesis`, `pathhogenesis`, `pathoegnesis`, `pathogeensis`, `pathogeneiss`, `pathogenesiss`, `pathogenessi`, `pathogenessis`, `pathogennesis`, `pathogenseis`, `pathoggenesis`, `pathogneesis`, `patohgenesis`, `patthogenesis`, `ppathogenesis`, `ptahogenesis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pathogenesis