functional pathology
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func·tion·al pa·thol·o·gy
pathology pertaining to abnormalities in function of a tissue, organ, or part, with or without associated changes in structure.
functional pathology
Etymology: L, functio, performance; Gk, pathos, disease, logos, science
a study of the functional changes that result from structural alterations in tissues.
func·tion·al path·ol·ogy
(fŭngkshŭn-ăl pă-tholŏ-jē)Pathology pertaining to abnormalities in function of a tissue, organ, or part, with or without associated changes in structure.
func·tion·al path·ol·ogy
(fŭngkshŭn-ăl pă-tholŏ-jē)Pathology pertaining to abnormalities in function of a tissue, organ, or part, with or without associated changes in structure.