pathology

pathology definition - medical

pa·thol·o·gy (pă-thŏlˈə-jē)

noun
  1. The medical science concerned with all aspects of disease with an emphasis on the essential nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions, as well as with the structural and functional changes that result from disease processes.
  2. The anatomical or functional manifestations of a disease.

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