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pathology

[puh-thol-uh-jee]

noun

plural

pathologies 
  1. the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.

  2. the conditions and processes of a disease.

  3. any deviation from a healthy, normal, or efficient condition.



pathology

/ əˈθɒəɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of medicine concerned with the cause, origin, and nature of disease, including the changes occurring as a result of disease

  2. the manifestations of disease, esp changes occurring in tissues or organs

  3. any variant or deviant condition from normal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pathology

  1. The scientific study of disease and its causes, processes, and effects.

  2. The physical and mental abnormalities that result from disease or trauma.

pathology

  1. A branch of medicine that explores the nature and cause of disease. Pathology also involves the study of bodily changes that occur as the result of disease.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pathologist noun
  • 貹ˈٳDZDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pathology1

First recorded in 1590–1600; earlier pathologia, from Latin, from Greek 貹ٳDZDzí; patho- ( def. ), -logy ( def. )
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The complaint alleged that Brock didn’t administer sufficient pain medication and failed to properly complete the procedure or follow up with pathology findings.

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Traditionally, samples of tumours are extracted during surgery to be taken away, tested, and examined under a microscope in a pathology lab.

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And Fish and Wildlife officials finally got a copy of the pathology report, which said Miller was probably alive when she encountered the bear.

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A critical incident was declared after the ransomware attack targeted the services provided by pathology firm Synnovis.

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"You go to a shoe shop, you expect to buy a pair of shoes; you have a pathology service, you expect accuracy and reliability. That's not happening."

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