nature of a disease; pathology
Medical term referring to the characteristics, symptoms, or pathological nature of a disease. Used in clinical or academic contexts.
The doctor explained the nature of the disease to the patient in detail.
The pathology of this disease has not yet been fully elucidated.
Compound of 病 (disease) and 症 (symptoms/pathology). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with medical terminology.