-pathic

-pathic
\\|pathik, -thēk\ adjective combining form
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -pathy + -ic
1. : feeling, suffering, or affected in a (specified) way

telepathic

2. : affected by disease of a (specified) part or kind
3. : relating to therapy based on a (specified) unitary theory of disease or its treatment

homeopathic

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a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -pathy: psychopathic.
[ NL; see -PATHY, -IC]

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-pathetic or -pathic adj combining form
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Main Entry:-path

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  • Pathic — Path ic, n. [L. pathicus, Gr. ?, passive, fr. ?, ?, to suffer] A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite. [R.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • -pathic — from L. pathicus, from Gk. pathikos suffering, remaining passive, from pathein to suffer (see PATHOS (Cf. pathos)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • -pathic — [path′ik] [see PATHY & IC] combining form 1. feeling or suffering in a (specified) way or because of a (specified) condition 2. of or relating to a (specified) approach to disease or treatment …   English World dictionary

  • pathic — I. ˈpathik noun ( s) Etymology: Latin pathicus, from (assumed) Greek pathikos, from Greek path (stem of paschein to experience, have something happen to one, suffer) + ikos ic more at pathos 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • pathic — noun /ˈpaθɪk/ The passive male partner in anal intercourse. In England the vices in fashion are whoring drinking, in Turkey, Sodomy smoking, we prefer a girl and a bottle, they a pipe and pathic …   Wiktionary

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  • pathic — A person who assumes the passive role in less frequently engaged sexual acts. SEE ALSO: passivism (2). [G. pathikos, remaining passive] * * * path·ic path ik n CATAMITE …   Medical dictionary

  • -pathic — path·ic …   English syllables

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