Definitions for PATHOLOGY
pəˈθɒl ə dʒipathol·o·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pathologynoun

   the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

2. pathologynoun

   any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. pathologynoun

   The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.

2. pathologynoun

   Any deviation from a healthy or normal condition; abnormality.

3. Etymology: From and.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PATHOLOGYnoun

   That part of medicine which relates to the distemper, with their differences, causes and effects incident to the human body. John Quincy

   Etymology: πάϑος and λέγω; pathologie, Fr.

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1. pathology

   Pathology is the medical discipline that involves the examination of tissues, organs, body fluids, and entire bodies (autopsies) to study and diagnose diseases. It is the scientific study of disease processes, their causes, development, and effects on the body. Pathologists often work in a laboratory to analyze specimens and interpret test results. The term can also refer to the abnormal or harmful characteristics exhibited by a particular disease condition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Pathologynoun

   the science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc

2. Etymology: [Gr. pa`qos a suffering, disease + -logy: cf. F. pathologie.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pathology

   Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek πάθος, pathos which may be translated into English as either "experience" or "suffering". and -λογία, -logia, "An account of" or "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling. Pathologies is synonymous with diseases. The suffix "path" is used to indicate a disease, e.g. psychopath. Pathology addresses four components of disease: cause/etiology, mechanisms of development, structural alterations of cells, and the consequences of changes. Pathology is further separated into divisions, based on either the system being studied or the focus of the examination.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Pathology

   pa-thol′o-ji, n. science of the nature, causes, and remedies of diseases: the whole of the morbid conditions in a disease.—adjs. Patholog′ic, -al.—adv. Patholog′ically.—ns. Pathol′ogist, one versed in pathology; Pathophō′bia, morbid dread of disease. [Fr.,—Gr. pathos, suffering, logos, discourse.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pathology

   A specialty concerned with the nature and cause of disease as expressed by changes in cellular or tissue structure and function caused by the disease process.

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1. • Ill Health
   • Medical Science

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PATHOLOGY in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PATHOLOGY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of PATHOLOGY in a Sentence

1. Noam Chomsky:

   We can imagine a society in which no one could survive as a social being because it does not correspond to biologically determined perceptions and human social needs. For historical reasons, existing societies might have such properties, leading to various forms of pathology.

2. Richard Isaacson:

   Specific traits may increase risk due to a lifetime of behaviors that predispose a person to developing cognitive decline or Alzheimer's disease, or there could be more of a direct biological role related to early disease pathology, neuroticism is specifically one trait that comes to mind, and past meta-analyses have also show this. Rumination and worry is linked to smaller brain volumes.

3. Rudy Tanzi:

   It's all about hitting the right person with the right drug, at the right time in the course of their disease, many people may not know this, but after 40 years old, just about all of us start to build up the initiating pathology of Alzheimer's, which is amyloid plaque in the brain and the neurofibrillary tangles.

4. Rudy Tanzi:

   It's possible that APOE4 either increases amyloid burden in women more than men. Or, perhaps, once amyloid accumulates, it leads to a fast cascade of pathology and neurodegenration in women versus men.

5. Viola Davis:

   [ Actors ] are in the business of creating human beings, of finding out what makes you tick -- the psychological pathology, pathology is the study of tumors. Acting is a study of' What is your tumor ? What is that nucleus ?' And in order to do that, I felt like if I took that wig off... what it's going to force the writer to do is write the woman.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PATHOLOGY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pathology
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PATHOLOGY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PATHOLOGY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PATHOLOGY
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PATHOLOGY