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Pathogenicity vs Pathophysiology - What's the difference?

pathogenicity | pathophysiology |

As nouns the difference between pathogenicity and pathophysiology

is that pathogenicity is the quality or state of being capable of causing disease while pathophysiology is (pathology) the physiological processes associated with disease or injury.

pathogenicity

English

Noun

(pathogenicities)
  • The quality or state of being capable of causing disease.
  • The quality or state of originating or producing disease.
  • (biology): The quality of an organism to inflict damage on the host.
  • pathophysiology

    English

    Noun

  • (pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury.
  • Derived terms

    * pathophysiologic * pathophysiological * pathophysiologically