(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.
emergency medicine the medical specialty that deals with the acutely ill or injured who require immediate medical treatment. See also emergency and emergency care. experimental medicine study of the science of healing diseases based on experimentation in animals. family medicine family practice. forensic medicine the application of medical knowledge to questions of law; see also medical jurisprudence. Called also legal medicine.