noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The study of ancient diseases. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) wordnet
3. 3
   Any ancient disease itself. countable

Synonyms

All synonyms

palaeopathology

Etymology

From paleo- + pathology.

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