Definitions
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
Word origin
From French pathologie, from Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “disease”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, path- + -ology or patho- + -logy.
Used in a sentence
“The surgeon sent a specimen of the cyst to the hospital's pathology department for staining and analysis to determine its histologic subtype.”
“Those three pioneering pathologists went on to become leaders in building the pathology departments at several universities.”
“the plant pathology and vertebrate pathology programs of the university's biology department”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Disease study”9 letters
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