病原学

病原學
bìngyuánxué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 etiology
  2. 2 study of disease causes
  3. 3 pathogenesis (study of)

Examples

HSK 6
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū zhèzhǒng jíbìng de bìngyuánxué.
Scientists are researching the etiology of this disease.
HSK 7-9
Bìngyuánxué jiǎnchá kěyǐ quèdìng zhìbìngjūn.
Etiological examination can identify the pathogen.

Tips

memory
(disease) + (origin) + (study) = 'disease-origin study' = etiology. Compare 病理学 = pathology (study of the mechanics), 流行病学 = epidemiology.

Stroke Order

bìng
yuán
xué