pathology
Sign in to savePathology is the study of disease. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatment, the term is often used in a narrower fashion to refer to processes and tests that fall within the contemporary medical field of "general pathology", an area that includes a number of distinct but inter-related medical specialties that diagnose disease, mostly through analysis of tissue and human cell samples. Pathology is a significant field in modern medi
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Pathology is the study of disease, encompassing a wide range of biology research and medical practices, though in modern medicine it typically refers more narrowly to specialized tests and processes that diagnose disease by analyzing tissue and cell samples. It matters because pathologists play a crucial role in identifying what diseases people have, which is essential for guiding treatment decisions.
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- Medical specialty.title
- Pathology
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- Medical specialty.caption
- A pathologist examines a tissue section for evidence of cancerous cells while a surgeon observes.
- Medical specialty.focus
- Disease
- Medical specialty.subdivisions
- Anatomical pathology, clinical pathology, dermatopathology, forensic pathology, hematopathology, histopathology, molecular pathology, surgical pathology
- Medical specialty.diseases
- All infectious and organic diseases and physiological disorders
- Medical specialty.tests
- All medical diagnostic tests, particular biopsy, blood analysis, dissection, and other applications of medical microscopy
- Medical specialty.specialist
- Pathologist
- Medical specialty.glossary
- Glossary of medicine
- Occupation.name
- Pathologist
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26 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- General pathology
- Anatomical pathology
- Cytopathology
- Dermatopathology
- Forensic pathology
- Histopathology
- Neuropathology
- Pulmonary pathology
- Renal pathology
- Surgical pathology
- Clinical pathology
- Hematopathology
- Molecular pathology
- Oral and maxillofacial pathology
- Medical training and accreditation
- Overlap with other diagnostic medicine
- Pathology informatics
- Psychopathology
- Non-humans
- Veterinary pathology
- Plant pathology
- See also
- References
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Pathology is the study of disease. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatment, the term is often used in a narrower fashion to refer to processes and tests that fall within the contemporary medical field of "general pathology", an area that includes a number of distinct but inter-related medical specialties that diagnose disease, mostly through analysis of tissue and human cell samples. Pathology is a significant field in modern medical diagnosis and medical research. A physician practicing pathology is called a pathologist.
As a field of general inquiry and research, pathology addresses components of disease: cause, mechanisms of development (pathogenesis), structural alterations of cells (morphologic changes), and the consequences of changes (clinical manifestations). In common medical practice, general pathology is mostly concerned with analyzing known clinical abnormalities that are markers or precursors for both infectious and non-infectious disease, and is conducted by experts in one of two major specialties, anatomical pathology and clinical pathology. Further divisions in specialty exist on the basis of the involved sample types (comparing, for example, cytopathology, hematopathology, and histopathology), organs (as in renal pathology), and physiological systems (oral pathology), as well as on the basis of the focus of the examination (as with forensic pathology).