anatomical pathology

American  

noun

1. the branch of pathology dealing with the morphologic changes in the tissues, both gross and microscopic; pathological anatomy.

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Other Word Forms

• anatomicopathological adjective

Example Sentences

A United States Naval Academy physics major and Tulane medical school graduate, Olson worked as a clinical and anatomical pathology resident at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego.

From Salon

“What is the choice?” asks Perovskyi’s colleague Pavlo Snisarevskij, head of the hospital’s anatomical pathology department.

From Washington Post

Tracey Biggs, a service manager at St Thomas's, is also an anatomical pathology technician.

From BBC

“People in anatomical pathology with scalpels in their hands, dissecting tumors that were just removed. And that’s not something up front and center on anybody’s ability to see. But nonetheless, it’s crucial.”

From US News