pathology

/pəˈθɑɫədʒi/

The study of the causes and effects of diseases

pathology in a sentence

“The pathology report revealed abnormal cell growth.”

From Greek pathos (suffering, disease) + logos (study)

Related Words

chronic

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

acute

Severe and sudden in onset

benign

Not harmful; not malignant

malignant

Cancerous and likely to spread

contraindication

A condition that makes a treatment inadvisable

palliative

Relieving symptoms without curing the underlying condition