pathology

B2 Topic:Health & Medicine

US /pəˈθɑːləd͡ʒi/ UK /pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/ See IPA manual

Freq #16781

Meanings

1

noun
the branch of medicine that studies the causes, development, and effects of disease

The tissue sample was sent to the pathology laboratory for examination.
2

noun
a disease, abnormal condition, or pattern of dysfunction

The scan revealed no structural pathology in the patient's lungs.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the branch of medicine that... pathological science

2 noun · a disease, abnormal... disease abnormality disorder

Opposites

health normality

Word family

Derived forms anatomopathologybacteriopathologyclinicopathologycytopathologydermatopathology

Related forms etiologypathogenesispathophysiologypathobiology

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Phrases (1)

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forensic pathology
medical investigation of disease, injury, or death for legal purposes

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed through French pathologie from Greek pathos ("suffering, disease") + -logia ("study, account"). Its primary sense names the study of disease; by metonymy it also denotes the diseased condition or abnormalities being studied.

Topics

Health & Medicine

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# pathology

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pəˈθɑːləd͡ʒi/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/
**Frequency rank:** 16781

## Meanings
1. the branch of medicine that studies the causes, development, and effects of disease
2. a disease, abnormal condition, or pattern of dysfunction

## Examples
- The tissue sample was sent to the pathology laboratory for examination.
- The scan revealed no structural pathology in the patient's lungs.

## Synonyms
- pathological science
- disease
- abnormality
- disorder

## Antonyms
- health
- normality

## Derived Forms
- anatomopathology
- bacteriopathology
- clinicopathology
- cytopathology
- dermatopathology

## Related Forms
- etiology
- pathogenesis
- pathophysiology
- pathobiology

## Etymology
Borrowed through French pathologie from Greek pathos ("suffering, disease") + -logia ("study, account"). Its primary sense names the study of disease; by metonymy it also denotes the diseased condition or abnormalities being studied.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine

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