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Noun.

[NL.

deuteropathia

, fr. Gr. [GREEK] second + [GREEK] suffering, fr. [GREEK], [GREEK], to suffer: cf. F.

deutéropathie

(Med.)

A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, as headache from an overloaded stomach.

deuteropathy ‎(countable and uncountable, plural deuteropathies)

(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.