comparative pathology

pathology /pa·thol·o·gy/ (pah-thol´ah-je)

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the essential nature of disease, especially changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease.

2. the structural and functional manifestations of disease.

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anatomic pathology  the anatomical study of changes in the function, structure, or appearance of organs or tissues, including postmortem examinations and the study of biopsy specimens.

cellular pathology  cytopathology.

clinical pathology  pathology applied to the solution of clinical problems, especially the use of laboratory methods in clinical diagnosis.

comparative pathology  that which considers human disease processes in comparison with those of other animals.

oral pathology  that treating of conditions causing or resulting from morbid anatomic or functional changes in the structures of the mouth.

surgical pathology  the pathology of disease processes that are surgically accessible for diagnosis or treatment.

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comparative pathology

n.

The pathology of animal diseases, especially in relation to human pathology.

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pathology [pah-thol´o-je]

1. the branch of medicine treating of the essential nature of disease, especially of the changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease.

2. the structural and functional manifestations of a disease. adj., adj patholog´ic, patholog´ical.

clinical pathology pathology applied to the solution of clinical problems, especially the use of laboratory methods in clinical diagnosis.

comparative pathology that which considers human disease processes in comparison with those of other animals.

experimental pathology the study of artificially induced pathologic processes.

oral pathology that which treats of conditions causing or resulting from morbid anatomic or functional changes in the structures of the mouth.

speech pathology (speech-language pathology) a field of the health sciences dealing with the evaluation of speech, language, and voice disorders and the rehabilitation of patients with such disorders not amenable to medical or surgical treatment. See also speech-language pathologist.

surgical pathology the pathology of disease processes that are surgically accessible for diagnosis or treatment.

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pathology

1. the branch of veterinary science treating of the essential nature of disease, especially of the changes in body tissues and organs which cause or are caused by disease.

2. the structural and functional manifestations of a disease.

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clinical pathology

see clinical pathology.

comparative pathology

that which considers human disease processes in comparison with those of the lower animals.

experimental pathology

the study of artificially induced pathological processes.

oral pathology

that which treats of conditions causing or resulting from morbid anatomical or functional changes in the structures of the mouth.

surgical pathology

the pathology of disease processes that are surgically accessible for diagnosis or treatment.