| pathology, surgical | A field of anatomical pathology in which living tissue is surgically removed for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |
| pathotropism | Attraction of drugs toward diseased structures. Origin: patho-+ G. Tropos, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathway | 1. A collection of axons establishing a conduction route for nerve impulses from one group of nerve cells to another group or to an effector organ composed of muscle or gland cells. 2. Any sequence of chemical reactions leading from one compound to another; if taking place in living tissue, usually referred to as a biochemical pathway. (05 Mar 2000) |