Definition of Pathoclisis

1. Noun. The theory that certain specialized parts of the brain are to be the first to be damaged in the case of disease, lack of oxygen, or malnutrition. ¹

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Medical Definition of Pathoclisis

1. A specific tendency to sensitivity to special toxins; a tendency for toxins to attack certain organs. Origin: patho-+ G. Klisis, bending, proneness (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pathoclisis

pathmaker
pathmakers
pathname
pathnames
patho-
pathoadaptation
pathoadaptations
pathoamine
pathobiological
pathobiologies
pathobiologist
pathobiologists
pathobiology
pathobiont
pathocidin
pathoclisis (current term)
pathoclitic
pathocrinia
pathodixia
pathodontia
pathoformic
pathogen
pathogene
pathogenes
pathogeneses
pathogenesis
pathogenetic
pathogenic
pathogenic occlusion
pathogenically

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