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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease). uncountable, usually
3. 3
   The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From patho- + biology.

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