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paleopathological

paleopathological adjective: relating to paleopathology.

Adjective

paleopathological (not comparable)

  1. Relating to paleopathology.
    • In fact, paleopathologists have a great deal to say about our future. The biological and social effects of climate change can be viewed through an^([sic]) paleopathological lens.2023, Anne L. Grauer, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 8

Origin of paleopathological

From paleo- + pathological.

Words formed from paleopathological

Questions about paleopathological

What does paleopathological mean?
Paleopathological means relating to paleopathology.
What part of speech is paleopathological?
Paleopathological is an adjective.

Words near paleopathological in the dictionary

  1. paleoparasitological
  2. paleoparasitologist
  3. paleoparasitologists
  4. paleoparasitology
  5. paleopathologic
  6. paleopathological
  7. paleopathologically
  8. paleopathologies
  9. paleopathologist
  10. paleopathologists
  11. paleopathology

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