pathology

American  

[puh-thol-uh-jee] / pəˈθɒl ə dʒi /

noun

plural

pathologies

1. the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.

2. the conditions and processes of a disease.

3. any deviation from a healthy, normal, or efficient condition.

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pathology British  

/ pəˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the cause, origin, and nature of disease, including the changes occurring as a result of disease

2. the manifestations of disease, esp changes occurring in tissues or organs

3. any variant or deviant condition from normal

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pathology Scientific  

/ pə-thŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of disease and its causes, processes, and effects.

2. The physical and mental abnormalities that result from disease or trauma.

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pathology Cultural  

1. A branch of medicine that explores the nature and cause of disease. Pathology also involves the study of bodily changes that occur as the result of disease.

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Other Word Forms

• pathologist noun

Etymology

Origin of pathology

First recorded in 1590–1600; earlier pathologia, from Latin, from Greek pathología; patho- ( def. ), -logy ( def. )

Example Sentences

That study compared people with confirmed Alzheimer's pathology who showed clinical symptoms before death with individuals who had the same pathology but remained cognitively resilient.

From Science Daily

Mice brains are often used in scientific research into human brain pathologies including dementia because of key similarities between the two.

From MarketWatch

"While our system would not immediately replace pathology, it could serve as a rapid screening tool to accelerate diagnosis."

From Science Daily

This led the researchers to ask a key question: Why was pathology AI failing to meet the same standard of objectivity?

From Science Daily

For years, Australia reassured itself that antisemitism is marginal—an imported pathology or an online nuisance safely removed from everyday life.

From The Wall Street Journal