| pathology, clinical | A subspecialty of pathology which deals with the laboratory analysis of specimens of human blood and other fluids. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pathology, oral | A dental specialty concerned with pathology of the oral cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pathology, surgical | A field of anatomical pathology in which living tissue is surgically removed for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pathology, veterinary | The field of veterinary medicine concerned with the causes of and changes produced in the body by disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pathometric | Relating to pathometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathometry | Determination of the proportionate number of individuals affected with a certain disease at a given time, and of the conditions leading to an increase or decrease in this number. Origin: patho-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathomimesis | Mimicry of a disease or dysfunction, whether intentional or unconscious. Synonym: pathomimicry. Origin: patho-+ G. Mimesis, imitation (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathomimicry | Mimicry of a disease or dysfunction, whether intentional or unconscious. Synonym: pathomimicry. Origin: patho-+ G. Mimesis, imitation (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathomiosis | The attitude that leads a patient to minimise his/her disease. Origin: patho-+ G. Meiosis, a lessening (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathomorphism | Abnormal morphology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathonomy | The science of the laws of morbid changes. Origin: patho-+ G. Nomos, law (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathophobia | Synonym: nosophobia. Origin: patho-+ G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathophysiology | Derangement of function seen in disease; alteration in function as distinguished from structural defects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathopoiesis | Rarely used term for the mode of production of disease. Origin: patho-+ G. Poiesis, making (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathosis | Rarely used term for a state of disease, diseased condition, or disease entity. Origin: patho-+ G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |