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Definition of pathologist - 5 dictionary results

pa⋅thol⋅o⋅gy

[puh-thol-uh-jee]
–noun, plural -gies.
1. the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
2. the conditions and processes of a disease.
3. any deviation from a healthy, normal, or efficient condition.

Origin:
1590–1600; earlier pathologia < L < Gk pathología. See patho-, -logy


pa⋅thol⋅o⋅gist, noun
pa·thol·o·gy   (pā-thŏl'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. pa·thol·o·gies
  1. The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences. Also called pathobiology.
  2. The anatomic or functional manifestations of a disease: the pathology of cancer.
  3. A departure or deviation from a normal condition: "Neighborhoods plagued by a self-perpetuating pathology of joblessness, welfare dependency, crime" (Time).
pa·thol'o·gist n.

Pathologist

Pa*thol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. pathologiste.] One skilled in pathology; an investigator in pathology; as, the pathologist of a hospital, whose duty it is to determine the causes of the diseases.

Main Entry: pa·thol·o·gist
Pronunciation: p&-'thäl-&-j&st, pa-
Function: noun
: a specialist in pathology;specifically : a physician who interprets and diagnoses the changes caused by disease in tissues and body fluids

pathologist pa·thol·o·gist (pā-thŏl'ə-jĭst)
n.
A specialist in pathology who practices chiefly in the laboratory as a consultant to clinical colleagues.

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