pathology
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek πάθος (pathos, “suffering”) and -λογία (-logia, “study of”).
Noun [edit]
pathology (plural pathologies)
- (medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.
- Any deviation from a healthy or normal condition; abnormality.
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the branch of medicine
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an abnormality
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