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Pathology (from Greek
Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic Greece , Classical Greece , and Hellenistic civilization periods of ancient Greece and the classical antiquity....
 , pathos, "fate, harm"; and , -logia
-logy

-logy is a suffix in English language, found in words originally adapted from Ancient Greek words ending in -????a . The earliest English examples were anglicizations of the French language -logie, which was in turn inherited from the Latin language -logia....
) is the study and diagnosis
Diagnosis

Diagnosis is the identification of the nature of anything, either by process of elimination or other analytical methods. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with slightly different implementations on the application of logic and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships....
 of disease
Disease

A disease or medical condition is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions, associated with specific symptoms and Medical signs....
 through examination of organs
Organ (anatomy)

In biology, an organ is a biological tissue that performs a specific function or group of functions. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues....
, tissues, bodily fluid
Bodily fluid

Bodily fluids listed below are found in the bodies of men and/or women. Some may be found in animals as well. They include fluids that are excretion or secretion from the body as well as fluids that normally are not....
s and whole bodies (Autopsy
Autopsy

An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy , autopsia cadaverum, or obduction, is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a Dead body to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present....
). The term also encompasses the related scientific
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
 study of disease processes, called General pathology
General pathology

, also called , or , is a broad and complex science which seeks to understand the mechanisms of injury to Cell and tissue , as well as the body's means of responding to and repairing injury....
.

Medical pathology is divided in two main branches, Anatomical pathology
Anatomical pathology

or is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, Histopathology, and Molecular pathology examination of organ , tissue , and whole bodies ....
 and Clinical pathology
Clinical pathology

, Laboratory Medicine , Biopathology , or Clinical/Medical Biology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the Medical laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, using the tools of clinical chemistry, Clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology....
.






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Pathology (from Greek
Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic Greece , Classical Greece , and Hellenistic civilization periods of ancient Greece and the classical antiquity....
 , pathos, "fate, harm"; and , -logia
-logy

-logy is a suffix in English language, found in words originally adapted from Ancient Greek words ending in -????a . The earliest English examples were anglicizations of the French language -logie, which was in turn inherited from the Latin language -logia....
) is the study and diagnosis
Diagnosis

Diagnosis is the identification of the nature of anything, either by process of elimination or other analytical methods. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with slightly different implementations on the application of logic and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships....
 of disease
Disease

A disease or medical condition is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions, associated with specific symptoms and Medical signs....
 through examination of organs
Organ (anatomy)

In biology, an organ is a biological tissue that performs a specific function or group of functions. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues....
, tissues, bodily fluid
Bodily fluid

Bodily fluids listed below are found in the bodies of men and/or women. Some may be found in animals as well. They include fluids that are excretion or secretion from the body as well as fluids that normally are not....
s and whole bodies (Autopsy
Autopsy

An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy , autopsia cadaverum, or obduction, is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a Dead body to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present....
). The term also encompasses the related scientific
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
 study of disease processes, called General pathology
General pathology

, also called , or , is a broad and complex science which seeks to understand the mechanisms of injury to Cell and tissue , as well as the body's means of responding to and repairing injury....
.

Medical pathology is divided in two main branches, Anatomical pathology
Anatomical pathology

or is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, Histopathology, and Molecular pathology examination of organ , tissue , and whole bodies ....
 and Clinical pathology
Clinical pathology

, Laboratory Medicine , Biopathology , or Clinical/Medical Biology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the Medical laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, using the tools of clinical chemistry, Clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology....
. Veterinary pathology
Veterinary pathology

are veterinarians who specialise in the diagnosis of diseases through the examination of animal tissue and body fluids. Like for medical , veterinary pathology is divided in two branches, anatomical pathology and clinical pathology....
 is concerned with animal disease whereas Phytopathology
Phytopathology

For the journal, see Plant Pathology .Plant pathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens and environmental conditions ....
 is the study of plant diseases.

History of pathology


General pathology


Pathology as a medical specialty


Anatomical pathology


Clinical pathology


Forensic pathology


Veterinary pathology


Plant pathology


See also

  • Molecular pathology
    Molecular pathology

    Molecular pathology is an emerging discipline within pathology which is focused in the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of molecules within organs, tissues or bodily fluids....
  • Medical laboratory
    Medical laboratory

    A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient....
  • Important publications in pathology


External links

  • : numerous photos illustrating the work of pathologists.
  • (Atlas in Human Pathology)
  • - Leading Australian Pathology Laboratory.
  • - a perspective from UK pathologist Fraser Charlton.