(Greek: open market or meeting place) Large, open public space which served as a place for assembly for the citizens of a Greek city; the political, civic, religious and commercial center of a Greek city; buildings for all of these various purposes were constructed as needed in and around the agora.
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 pathologÂ´ic, pathologÂ´ical.
Thoracic medicine. Thoracic or chest medicine looks after most types of diseases that involve the lung, the lining of the lung and sometimes the chest wall itself.This covers a vast range of diseases including: airways disease such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (.horacic medicine. Thoracic or chest medicine looks after most types of diseases that involve the lung, the lining of the lung and sometimes the chest wall itself. This covers a vast range of diseases including: