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pathology

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /pəˈθɑːlədʒi/ · UK /pəˈθɒlədʒi/

pathology means: The medical study of diseases, including their causes and their effects on the body.

noun

DISEASE SCIENCEC1

The medical study of diseases, including their causes and their effects on the body.

  • She studies pathology at university.
  • Pathology helps doctors understand how diseases develop.
  • The pathology laboratory examined the tissue sample.

Common phrases: study pathology, clinical pathology, pathology laboratory

DISEASE CONDITIONC2

A disease or an unhealthy condition of the body.

  • The scan showed no pathology.
  • Doctors suspected an underlying pathology.
  • These symptoms can occur without any serious pathology.

Similar words: disease, disorder, illness

Common phrases: underlying pathology, kidney pathology, detect pathology, renal pathology

ACADEMIC MEDICAL FIELDC2

A university medical field that develops scientific knowledge used to understand and diagnose diseases.

  • He teaches pathology at the university.
  • The pathology department develops new diagnostic methods.
  • Her research career in pathology began with a study of cancer cells.

Common phrases: academic pathology, pathology department, professor of pathology

Questions about pathology

What does pathology mean?

The medical study of diseases, including their causes and their effects on the body.

What is pathology in other languages?

Türkçe: patoloji · Español: patología · Français: pathologie · Deutsch: Pathologie · Italiano: patologia · 日本語: 病理学

How do you pronounce pathology?

In American English /pəˈθɑːlədʒi/; in British English /pəˈθɒlədʒi/.

How do you use pathology in a sentence?

She studies pathology at university. Pathology helps doctors understand how diseases develop.

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