- autopathography
- au·to·pa·thog·ra·phy (aw″to-pə-thogґrə-fe) [auto- + patho- + -graphy] a written description of one's own disease.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
autopathography
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autopathography — (aw.toh.PATH.aw.gruh.fee; TH as in thin) n. An autobiography that is inspired by or that focuses on a disease or disorder that afflicts the author. (A blend of autobiography and pathology.) Example Citation: Clad in head to toe black, Rochelle… … New words
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