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pathology Definition

pa·thol·ogy (pə t̸hälə jē, pa-)

noun pl. -·gies

  1. the branch of medicine that deals with the nature of disease, esp. with the structural and functional changes caused by disease
  2. all the conditions, processes, or results of a particular disease
  3. any abnormal variation from a sound or proper condition

Etymology: < Fr pathologie or ModL pathologia < Gr pathologia: see pathos & -logy

pathology Related Forms

pa·tholo·gist noun

pathology Synonyms

pathology

n.

diagnostics, bacteriology, pathogeny; see medicine 3.

pathology Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • infection: Pathology of Infection The first symptoms appear toward the end or the incubation periods, when the flukes reach maturity.
  • animal: Information about the pathology of laboratory animals is provided and include ferrets, rats and rabbits.

Converse of object

associate: Associated pathology must be ruled out in older children with FIA.

Adjective modifier

  • ocular: You will be expected to examine your fellow students, so the chances of finding ocular pathology in such a young population is low.
  • intra-articular: Numerous images can be employed allowing imaging of intra-articular pathology.
  • forensic: Of course, I had written and edited texts in forensic pathology.
  • molecular: His main research interest is the molecular pathology of cancer particularly the differential expressions of proteins.
  • underlying: Of course, in reality, we treat the underlying pathology.
  • cellular: Cytology has now become firmly established in the field of cellular pathology with the Society in the forefront of developments in the United Kingdom.

Modifies a noun

  • laboratory: The testicle will then be examined in the pathology laboratory to identify which type of cancer is present.
  • lab: Every area will have a pathology lab, which will do toxicology screens.
  • modernisation: Dr. Barnes will now drive forward these changes and chair the new national pathology modernisation group.
  • specimen: Hunter's pathology specimen 41.1 ' Horseshoe Kidney ' , above, shows this anomaly in the trunk of a young child.
  • department: The pathology departments at the Royal Free underpin the whole practice of medicine.

Noun used with modifier

  • plant: However, only a few posts in plant pathology were lost.
  • lung: However, in many cases, the VQ scan can be difficult to interpret especially with the presence of other lung pathology.
  • cereal: In terms of science, we have a lively program of departmental seminars, complemented by specialist seminars in areas such as cereal pathology.
  • brain: The aim of this work was to study the brain pathology in the knockout mouse model for Sandhoff disease by MRI.
  • tissue: Areas of investigation include arthritis and other connective tissue pathologies where he is working to identify early markers of disease.
  • speech: It may even include techniques from speech pathology that solicit from children the kinds of practice they need to build their language skills.

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