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pathology

Study and diagnosis of disease

Conceptmedical specialty academic discipline field of studyQ7208

Also known as pathobiology

Instance of: medical specialty
, academic discipline
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Subclass of: health problem
, clinical sciences

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Pathology is the study of disease. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatment, the term is often used in a narrower fashion to refer to processes and tests that fall within the contemporary medical field of "general pathology", an area that includes a number of distinct but inter-related medical specialties that diagnose disease, mostly through analysis of tissue and human cell samples. Pathology is a significant field in modern medical diagnosis and medical research. A physician practicing pathology is called a pathologist.

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Practiced by: pathologist
anatomical pathologist
Different from: Pathology criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items

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