Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pathomechanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: path-ome-ch-a-nism
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a pathological condition occurs

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English pathomechanism From patho- + mechanism.

Inflected Forms

pathomechanisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

biopathomechanism pathomechanistic

Questions

What does pathomechanism mean?: pathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a pathological condition occurs
Where does pathomechanism come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English pathomechanism From patho- + mechanism.

How to pronounce pathomechanism

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pathomechanism”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “pathomechanism”.
Repeat and practice — Say “pathomechanism” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.