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pathology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology From French pathologie, from Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “disease”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, path- + -ology or patho- + -logy.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:clinical medicine, uncountable, usually) The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually and especially in the clinical and academic medicine subsenses defined below. ▸ The clinical biomedical specialty that provides microscopy and other laboratory services to clinicians (e.g., cytology, histology, cytopathology, histopathology, cytometry).
   • The surgeon sent a specimen of the cyst to the hospital's pathology department for staining and analysis to determine its histologic subtype.
2. (literary, uncountable, usually) The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually and especially in the clinical and academic medicine subsenses defined below. ▸ The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time.
   • Those three pioneering pathologists went on to become leaders in building the pathology departments at several universities.
3. (qualifier:life sciences, uncountable, usually) The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually and especially in the clinical and academic medicine subsenses defined below. ▸ Any of several interrelated scientific disciplines that advance the aspects of the life sciences that allow for such technological applications and their advancements over time.
   • the plant pathology and vertebrate pathology programs of the university's biology department
4. (uncountable, usually) Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.
   • Some sort of renal pathology was suspected, but imaging and even biopsy found no discernible pathology, glomerular or otherwise.
   • Some sort of mental and social pathology seemed to sweep over the discourse later that autumn.

Forms

Deriveds

uropathology · nanopathology · morphopathology · haematopathology · pseudopathology · plant pathology · nonpathology · zoopathology · cardiopathology · meteoropathology · neuropathology · retinopathology · anatomopathology · pharmacopathology · otopathology · neurohistopathology · pathologic · myopathology · molecular pathology · pathological · pathologise · speech–language pathology · anatomical pathology · embryopathology · gastropathology · fetopathology · phytopathology · paleopathology · taupathology · graphopathology · acropathology · micropathology · lipopathology · macropathology · etiopathology · toxicopathology · biopathology · experimental pathology · hepatopathology · hippopathology · dystropathology · pathologize · clinicopathology · cytopathology · gynecopathology · chemical pathology · oncopathology · mechanopathology · bureaupathology · haemopathology · copathology · neurophysiopathology · thermopathology · dermatopathology · hæmopathology · synaptopathology · bacteriopathology · polypathology · dermopathology · immunopathology · telepathology · histopathology · hemopathology · ophthalmopathology · physiopathology · pathologist · photopathology · electropathology · hematopathology · ecopathology · aetiopathology · endocrinopathology · osteopathology · psychopathology · inflammopathology · nephropathology · palaeopathology · odontopathology · enteropathology · zoöpathology · clinical pathology · pathologically · onychopathology · forensic pathology · xenopathology · iatropathology · ichthyopathology

Relateds

etiology · pathoetiology · pathobiology · pathophysiology · pathogenesis · etiopathogenesis

Synonyms

abnormality · pathosis · illness · disease

Translations (86)

is sjúklegt ástand (abnormality) · uk патоло́гія (branch of medicine) · vi bệnh học (branch of medicine) · el παθολογία (abnormality) · gl patoloxía (abnormality) · hy ախտաբանություն (branch of medicine) · io patologio (branch of medicine) · ca patologia (branch of medicine) · cmn 病理學 /病理学 (branch of medicine) · ga paiteolaíocht (branch of medicine) · ru патоло́гия (abnormality) · ro patologie (abnormality) · ta நோயியல் (medical specialty) · vi bệnh lý (abnormality) · is sjúkdómafræði (branch of medicine) · it patologia (branch of medicine) · hi विकृतिविज्ञान (medical specialty) · uk патоло́гія (abnormality) · sh patològija (abnormality) · tr patoloji (abnormality) · pt patologia (branch of medicine) · he פתולוגיה (branch of medicine) · mk нено́рмалност (abnormality) · fi tautioppi (branch of medicine) · bg патология (medical specialty) · hu patológia (branch of medicine) · el παθολογία (branch of medicine) · tr patoloji (branch of medicine) · mk изро́деност f патоло́гија (abnormality) · ms patologi (branch of medicine) · es patología (branch of medicine) · nl pathologie (abnormality) · es patología (abnormality) · he פתולוגיה (abnormality) · sv patologi (branch of medicine) · ta நோயியல் (branch of medicine) · ja 病理学 (branch of medicine) · be патало́гія (branch of medicine) · bg патология (abnormality) · mk патоло́гија (medical specialty) · pl patologia (abnormality) · cs patologie (branch of medicine) · ja 病理 (abnormality) · bg патология (branch of medicine) · fi patologia (medical specialty) · fi patologia (branch of medicine) · vi bệnh (abnormality) · de Pathologie (branch of medicine) · nl pathologie (branch of medicine) · ro patologie (branch of medicine) · it patologia (abnormality) · mk патоло́гија (branch of medicine) · pl patologia (medical specialty) · da patologi (branch of medicine) · eo patologio (branch of medicine) · fr pathologie (branch of medicine) · el παθολογική ανατομία (medical specialty) · id patologi (medical specialty) · gl patoloxía (branch of medicine) · cmn 病理學 /病理学 (medical specialty) · my ရောဂါဗေဒ (branch of medicine) · hu kórtan (branch of medicine) · ar عِلْمُ الأَمْرَاض (branch of medicine) · ms kaji penyakit (branch of medicine) · tl palasakitan (branch of medicine) · nn patologi (branch of medicine) · fi poikkeama (abnormality) · fa پاتولوژی (branch of medicine) · vi bệnh tật (abnormality) · cs chorobověda (branch of medicine) · nb patologi (branch of medicine) · ko 병리 (abnormality) · ru патоло́гия (branch of medicine) · sh patològija (branch of medicine) · pt patologia (abnormality) · fa آسیبشناسی (branch of medicine) · fr pathologie (abnormality) · vi bịnh lý học (branch of medicine) · is meinafræði (branch of medicine) · lv patoloģija (branch of medicine) · pl patologia (branch of medicine) · cmn 病理 (abnormality) · ko 병리학 (branch of medicine) · hi विकृतिविज्ञान (branch of medicine) · id patologi (branch of medicine) · de Pathologie (abnormality)