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pathology

pat·ho·logy

UK/pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/ US/pʌˈθɑlʌdʒi/ uncommon literary

noun

1.

the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

2.

Origin

From French pathologie, from Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “disease”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

Phrases

  • anatomical pathology
  • chemical pathology
  • clinical pathology
  • experimental pathology
  • forensic pathology
  • molecular pathology
  • plant pathology
  • speech–language pathology

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