define physiopathology
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Pathophysiology is a convergence of pathology with physiology. Pathology is the medical discipline that describes conditions typically observed during a disease state, whereas physiology is the biological discipline that describes processes or mechanisms operating within an organism.
Definition of PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. : the study of psychological and behavioral dysfunction occurring in mental disorder or in social disorganization; also: such dysfunction. â psyÂ·choÂ·pathÂ·oÂ·logÂ·iÂ·cal \-Ëpa-thÉ-Ëlae-ËlÃ¤-ji\ kÉl alsoÂ·psyÂ·choÂ·pathÂ·oÂ·log \-ic\ jik. â adjectiveÂ·psyÂ·choÂ·pathÂ·oÂ·logÂ·iÂ·cal \-ly-ji(k-)É\ lÄ. adverb. : the study of psychological and behavioral dysfunction occurring in mental disorder or in social disorganization. 2.