monopathy

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ -pathy.

Noun

monopathy (plural monopathies)

1. (medicine) A disease that affects only one organ or function.

   Antonym: polypathy

2. (obsolete) Psychological suffering due to solitude or loneliness.

   Synonyms: ellingness, lonesomeness; see also Thesaurus:loneliness

Related terms

• monopathic

See also

• syntropy

 

Anagrams

• amphotony, haptonomy, taphonomy