pathography

[ puh-thog-ruh-fee ]
/ pəˈθɒg rə fi /

noun, plural pa·thog·ra·phies.

a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.

Origin of pathography

1910–20 for an earlier sense; popularized by Joyce Carol Oates, U.S. writer

Words nearby pathography

pathogenic occlusion, pathogenicity, pathognomonic, pathognomonic symptom, pathognomy, pathography, pathol., pathologic anatomy, pathologic calcification, pathologic fracture, pathologic myopia

Example sentences from the Web for pathography

  • It would be futile to delude ourselves that at present, readers find every pathography unsavory.

    Leonardo da Vinci |Sigmund Freud

Medical definitions for pathography

pathography
[ pă-thŏg′rə-fē ]

n.

The retrospective study, often by a physician, of the possible influence and effects of disease on the life and work of a historical personage or group.