Pathology

[pə'θɒlədʒɪ] or [pə'θɑlədʒi]

Definition

(noun.) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases.

(noun.) any deviation from a healthy or normal condition.

Typist: Nelda--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc.

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Definition

n. science of the nature causes and remedies of diseases: the whole of the morbid conditions in a disease.—adjs. Patholog′ic -al.—adv. Patholog′ically.—ns. Pathol′ogist one versed in pathology; Pathophō′bia morbid dread of disease.

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