Definition of PATHOLOGY. Meaning of PATHOLOGY. Synonyms of PATHOLOGY

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Definition of PATHOLOGY

Pathology
Pathology Pa*thol"o*gy, n. (Med.) The condition of an organ, tissue, or fluid produced by disease.
Pathology
Pathology Pa*thol"o*gy (-j[y^]), n.; pl. Pathologies (-j[i^]z). [Gr. pa`qos a suffering, disease + -logy: cf. F. pathologie.] (Med.) The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc. Note: Pathology is general or special, according as it treats of disease or morbid processes in general, or of particular diseases; it is also subdivided into internal and external, or medical and surgical pathology. Its departments are nosology, [ae]tiology, morbid anatomy, symptomatology, and therapeutics, which treat respectively of the classification, causation, organic changes, symptoms, and cure of diseases. Celluar pathology, a theory that gives prominence to the vital action of cells in the healthy and diseased function of the body. --Virchow.

Meaning of PATHOLOGY from wikipedia

- Pathology is the study of disease. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields...
- Anatomical pathology (Commonwealth) or anatomic pathology (U.S.) is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the macroscopic...
- Experimental pathology, also known as investigative pathology, is the scientific study of disease processes through the microscopic or molecular examination...
- Forensic pathology is pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse. A post mortem examination is performed by a medical...
- Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological...
- Speech–language pathology (a.k.a. speech and language pathology or logopedics) is a healthcare and academic discipline concerning the evaluation, treatment...
- fluids. Like medical pathology, veterinary pathology is divided into two branches, anatomical pathology and clinical pathology. Other than the diagnosis...
- Pathology is a 2008 crime-horror film directed by Marc Schölermann, written by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and starring Milo Ventimiglia, Michael...
- Look up pathology in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pathology is a medical field specializing in the categorization of diseases. Pathological is the...
- Gumma (pathology) Gumma of nose due to a long-standing tertiary syphilitic infection. Specialty Infectious diseases ...