Geopathology
Geopathology is a pseudoscientific theory that links the Earth's inherent radiation with the health of humans, animals and plants.
The term is derived from Greek γεω-, combining form of γῆ
and πάθος - ie pathology, widely used to describe infirmities.
The term is more widely used in the adjectival form ie 'geopathic' and often linked to 'stress', creating the terms 'geopathic stress' and 'geostress'.
Gustav Freiherr von Pohl has been described as the modern 'father' of geopathic stress. von Pohl conducted a study in the Bavarian town of Vilsbiburg in 1929 which purported to link focus points of 'earth-radiation' with incidence of cancer.
Ley lines have also been suggested to create geopathic stress.