pathway

[ path-wey, pahth- ]
/ ˈpæθˌweɪ, ˈpɑθ- /
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noun

a path, course, route, or way.
Biochemistry. a sequence of reactions, usually controlled and catalyzed by enzymes, by which one organic substance is converted to another.

Origin of pathway

First recorded in 1530–40; path + way1

OTHER WORDS FROM pathway

path·wayed, adjective

Words nearby pathway

pathomimesis, pathomorphism, pathophysiology, pathos, pathosis, pathway, patiala, patience, patient, patiki, patin

Words related to pathway

roadway, boulevard, thoroughfare, route, street, artery, expressway, avenue, highway, duct, tube, sewer, corridor, passage, road, aisle, lane, procedure, track, rail

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British Dictionary definitions for pathway

pathway
/ (ˈpɑːθˌweɪ) /

noun

another word for path (def. 1), path (def. 2)
a route to or way of access to; way of reaching or achieving something
courses taken by a student to gain entry to a higher course or towards a final qualification
biochem a chain of reactions associated with a particular metabolic process

Medical definitions for pathway

pathway
[ păth′wā′ ]

n.

A course usually followed by a body part or process.
A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.
A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.

Scientific definitions for pathway

pathway
[ păth′wā′ ]

A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.
A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.