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pathology

noun

/pəˈθɒlədʒi/

Meaning

the scientific study of diseases, their causes, processes, and effects on the body

Advances in pathology helped the doctors identify the rare infection quickly.

pathobiology, morbid anatomy, etiology, pathogenesis, disease science

health, physiology, hygiene

clinical pathology, forensic pathology, pathology report, pathology lab, study of pathology

hair that grows on the upper lip of a man's face

A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow

a large medal or decorative piece, often worn as jewelry or used in architecture

great sorrow, distress, or trouble

A sudden and complete failure; a fiasco.