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Noun: pathology  `pa'thólujee
  1. The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
     
  2. Any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

Derived forms: pathologies

See also: pathological, pathologist

Type of: health problem, ill health, medical science, unhealthiness

Encyclopedia: Pathology Pathology, Mental