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-pathy

noun combining form

Definition of -pathy

1 : feeling : suffering empathy : perception telepathy
2 : disorder of (such) a part or kind neuropathy
3 : system of medicine based on (such) a factor osteopathy

History and Etymology for -pathy

borrowed from Greek -patheia, noun derivative of -pathēs "experiencing, undergoing or suffering (as designated by the initial element)" — more at -path

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