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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

/ ə-ٳŏə-ŧ /

  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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Derived Forms

  • 貹ˈٳDZDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 貹·ٳDZo· 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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A pathology examination found an air-gun pellet in his gizzard and high concentrations of lead in his liver and bone.

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This means, inevitably, moving away from lenses that depict neurodivergent conditions as pathologies.

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The Scottish government told BBC Scotland News that "appropriate coverage" was being delivered by locums while the health board worked to establish a forensic pathology service.

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As for symptoms right now, we don't have strong evidence that plastics are really driving any pathology or any disease.

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“We started seeing a lot more young guys coming into higher levels of baseball with really significant mileage and pathology in their elbows and their shoulders,” ElAttrache said.

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