clinical pathology

clinical pathology definition - medical

clinical pathology

noun
  1. The practice of pathology as it pertains to the care of patients.
  2. The subspecialty in pathology concerned with the theoretical and technical aspects of laboratory technology that pertain to the diagnosis and prevention of disease.

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