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Pathologist
see synonyms of pathologistNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Pathologist
see synonyms of pathologistn. 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).
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