surgical 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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surgical pathology

n.

A field in anatomical pathology concerned with examination of surgical specimens of tissues removed from living patients for the purpose of diagnosis of disease and guidance in the care of patients.

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surgical pathology,

the study of disease by the analysis of tissue specimens obtained during surgery. The surgical pathologist often examines specimens during surgery to determine how the operation should be modified or completed. The appearance of the specimen is noted. Then, slices of the tissue are prepared by the paraffin or frozen section method and microscopically examined by a physician trained in pathology.

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pathology (pthol´jē),

n 1. the branch of science that deals with disease in all its relations, especially with its nature and the functional and material changes it causes.
n 2. in medical jurisprudence, the science of disease; the part of medicine that deals with the nature of disease, its causes, and its symptoms.

pathology, experimental,

n the study of disease processes induced, usually in animals; undertaken to ascertain the effect of local environmental changes or systemic disorders on particular tissues, parts, and organs of the body. This branch of medical science also attempts to correlate the interaction of local and systemic factors in the production, modification, and continuance of a disease.

pathology, oral,

n the study of the characteristics, causes, and effects of diseases of the oral cavity and associated structures.

pathology, speech,

n the study and treatment of the aspects of functional and organic speech defects and disorders.

pathology, surgical,

n the study of the characteristics of diseased tissues and organs removed in the process of surgery.

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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.

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surgical pathology

The field of pathology dedicated to the analysis of tissues removed during surgery. See Anatomic pathology; Cf Clinical pathology.