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pathology
the study of the causes and effects of disease
In more detail
1. (noun) the study of diseases and how they develop in the body
2. (noun) a disease or abnormal condition in the body or mind
Examples
- 1. She studied pathology in medical school to learn how cancer develops.
- 2. The patient's pathology showed signs of chronic inflammation.
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