Definition of Pathology

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pathology
n. study of diseases and their characteristics

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Pathology Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pathology
(n.)
The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc.
  

WordNet 2.0
pathology

Noun
1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
(hypernym) medical science
(hyponym) paleopathology, palaeopathology
(class) active
2. any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
(hypernym) ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
(hyponym) acidosis

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Pathology Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Aids Glossary
pathology (adjective pathologic)
the study of disease, focusing on causes, development and progress of disease, and how the body is affected.

The Glossary of the American Council on Science and Health
pathobiology (pathology)
The scientific study of the nature, causes, evolution, and functional and structural consequences of diseases.

TOXICOLOGY
Pathology
The branch of medicine that involves the functional and structural changes in tissues and organs which are caused by disease.


Pathology Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
pathology
  The study of disease.


Pathology Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Pathology (study)
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Pathology Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems
Pathology
The systematic study of the structure and organization of systems that make some of its variables depart from norm ality. Originally restricted to health and bodily function, e.g., illness in medicine, it is now extended to include psychological and social processes as well, e.g., speech disturbances, double binds and other communication disorders, families with self-recognized problems, perpetual poverty in society. (Krippendorff )


Pathology Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Pathology

Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organstissuescells and bodily fluids. The term encompasses both the medical specialty which uses tissues and body fluids to obtain clinically useful information, as well as the related scientific study of disease processes.


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