(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.
Some interdisciplinary sub-specialties of medicine include: 1  Aerospace medicine deals with medical problems related to flying and space travel. 2  Addiction medicine deals with the treatment of addiction. 3  Medical ethics deals with ethical and moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine.