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Definitions &Translations Pathology. Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek πάθος, pathos which may be translated into English as either experience or suffering. and -λογία, -logia, An account of or the study of.
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morbid pathological-caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; diseased tonsils; a morbid growth; pathologic tissue; pathological bodily processes. diseased, pathologic, morbid.
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Pathology Reports A pathologist is a doctor who does this examination and writes the pathology report. Pathology reports play an important role in cancer diagnosis and staging (describing the extent of cancer within the body, especially whether it has spread), which helps determine treatment options.
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- This branch of pathology involves the study and diagnosis of disease based on the examination of surgically removed bodily specimens or sometimes of the whole body (autopsy).
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Pathology (Redirected from Pathologist) Pathology (from the Greek roots of pathos (πάθος), meaning experience or suffering, and -logia (-λογία), study of) is a significant component of the causal study of disease and a major field in modern medicine and diagnosis.
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- a disease is a particular abnormal condition a disorder of a structure or function that affects part or all of an organism the causal study of disease is called pathology disease is a particular abnormal condition a disorder of a structure or function that affects part or all of an organism the causal study of disease is called pathology
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FORENSIC PATHOLOGY • FORENSIC PATHOLOGY (noun). The noun FORENSIC PATHOLOGY has 1 sense: 1. the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes. Familiarity information: FORENSIC PATHOLOGY used as a noun is very rare. FORENSIC PATHOLOGY (noun). The noun FORENSIC PATHOLOGY has 1 sense: 1. the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes. Familiarity information: FORENSIC PATHOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
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- The adjective PATHOLOGICAL has 3 senses: 1. of or relating to the practice of pathology. 2. caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition. 3. caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. Familiarity information: PATHOLOGICAL used as an adjective is uncommon.
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pathology 1. the branch of medicine treating of the essential nature of disease, especially of the changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease. 2. the structural and functional manifestations of a disease. adj., adj patholog´ic, patholog´ical.
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biopathology (uncountable) (biology) The pathology (study of the detailed structure) of organs, tumours and similar biological structures.
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- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms. Definition: Abnormal anatomical or physiological conditions and objective or subjective manifestations of disease, not classified as disease or syndrome. Synonym(s): Symptoms and General Pathology /. Narrow term(s): - Signs and Symptoms.
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- Pathology has been defined as that branch of medicine which treats of the essential nature of disease.. The word pathology comes from the Greek words pathos meaning disease and logos meaning a treatise = a treatise of disease.
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What is Pathology? What is Pathology? Pathology is the medical specialty concerned with the study of the nature and causes of diseases. It underpins every aspect of medicine, from diagnostic testing and monitoring of chronic diseases to cutting-edge genetic research and blood transfusion technologies. Pathology is integral to the diagnosis of every cancer.
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Pathology Clinical pathology. Clinical pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, as well as tissues, using the tools of chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology.
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Pathology As a field of general inquiry and research, pathology addresses four components of disease: cause/ etiology, mechanisms of development (pathogenesis), structural alterations of cells (morphologic changes), and the consequences of changes (clinical manifestations).
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- General pathology describes the scientific study of disease which can be described as any abnormailty that is causing changes in the structure or function of body parts. In pathology, the causes, mechanisms and extent of disease may be examined. The resulting changes in the structure or function of a body part and significance of the disease is also considered.
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Pathology As a field of general inquiry and research, pathology addresses four components of disease: cause, mechanisms of development (pathogenesis), structural alterations of cells (morphologic changes), and the consequences of changes (clinical manifestations).
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pathology noun, plural pathologies. 1. the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases. 2. the conditions and processes of a disease. 3. any deviation from a healthy, normal, or efficient condition. Origin of pathology. Latin.
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disease (dɪˈziːz) n. 1. (Pathology) any impairment of normal physiological function affecting all or part of an organism, esp a specific pathological change caused by infection, stress, etc, producing characteristic symptoms; illness or sickness in general. 2. (Plant Pathology) a corresponding condition in plants.
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PATHOLOGICAL 1. of or relating to the practice of pathology. 2. caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition. 3. caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. Familiarity information: PATHOLOGICAL used as an adjective is uncommon.
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Pathology Clinical pathologists study blood and other bodily samples to diagnose disease. Pathologists perform autopsies to determine a person's cause of death. Pathology is the study of disease, and often involves studying urine, blood, and other body tissues. A pathologist might gain experience by interviewing and following witnesses of a crime.
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- The noun PATHOLOGY has 2 senses: 1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases. 2. any deviation from a healthy or normal condition. Familiarity information: PATHOLOGY used as a noun is rare.
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- Pathology: The study of disease. Pathology has been defined as that branch of medicine which treats of the essential nature of disease.. The word pathology comes from the Greek words pathos meaning disease and logos meaning a treatise = a treatise of disease.
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pathology pathology. 1. the branch of medicine treating of the essential nature of disease, especially of the changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease. 2. the structural and functional manifestations of a disease. adj., adj patholog´ic, patholog´ical.
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pathology 1. the branch of medicine dealing with the essential nature of disease, especially changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease. 2. the structural and functional manifestations of disease.
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- A pathologist is a physician trained in the medical specialty of pathology. Pathology is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis of disease and causes of death by means of laboratory examination of body fluids (clinical pathology) cell samples, (cytology) and tissues (anatomic pathology).