pathology
//pəˈθɒlədʒi//
Noun
pathologySingular
pathologiesPlural
1
The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature and causes of diseases.
She decided to specialize in pathology after medical school.
2
The typical behavior or characteristics of a disease, especially its structural and functional changes.
The pathology of this infection involves inflammation of the lung tissue.
3
A deviation from a healthy or normal condition; abnormality.
The MRI scan revealed a pathology in the patient's brain tissue.