pathology
/puh-THOL-uh-jee/nounthe science of the causes and effects of diseases; abnormal behavior
“The biopsy went to pathology for a definitive diagnosis.”
- Synonyms
- disease study, abnormality
- Root
- path- (feeling)
- Memory hook
- path (suffering) + logy (study): the study of suffering.
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