- pathoformic
- Relating to the beginning of disease; denoting especially certain symptoms occurring in the transition period between a normal and a diseased state. [patho- + L. formo, to form]
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patho·for·mic (path″o-forґmik) [patho- + form + -ic] pertaining to the beginning of disease; said particularly of symptoms at the beginning of mental disorder.
Medical dictionary. 2011.