What is another word for pathology?

Pronunciation: [paθˈɒləd͡ʒi] (IPA)

Pathology is a broad term used to describe the study of diseases and their effects on organisms. There are numerous synonyms for pathology that can be used depending on the context, including medical science, pathology and laboratory science, pathological anatomy, and clinical pathology. Other synonyms include disease study, disease analysis, and disease diagnosis. While all of these synonyms describe the same field of study, they each carry different connotations and implications. For example, medical science implies a more general study of health and well-being, while clinical pathology suggests a more targeted examination of diseases and their effects on patients. Ultimately, choosing the right synonym for pathology depends on the context and intended audience.

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Usage examples for Pathology

Besides the two volumes of his pathology and Therapeutics he published a small work on Autumnal Diseases, and a number of medical papers in The Transylvania Journal of Medicine, of which he was one of the original editors.
"The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University"
Robert Peter
This idea is so obvious now as to seem impossible to be missed; yet scarcely a century ago it constituted the foundation-stone of modern pathology.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
In pathology especially modern medicine has made its sure advances, so that Morgagni's ground-breaking work may well be considered the beginning of the most recent epoch in medical science.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh

Famous quotes with Pathology

  • The shock of unemployment becomes a pathology in its own right.
    Robert Farrar Capon
  • Everything is pathology, except for indifference.
    Emile M. Cioran
  • It is often said that Poland is a country where there is anti-semitism and no Jews, which is pathology in its purest state.
    Bronislaw Geremek
  • Every age develops its own peculiar forms of pathology, which express in exaggerated form its underlying character structure.
    Christopher Lasch
  • There was an opening in the ER program at King Drew, so I spent the next month there, fascinated with the range of pathology that I observed, the diversity of skill that the ER physicians had to acquire, the variety of cases, and the ability to interact closely with people.
    Samuel Wilson

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