pathology
/pəˈθɑlədʒi/
noun
- The scientific study of diseases and how they affect the body.
- The hospital's pathology lab analyzes tissue samples to diagnose cancer.
- She decided to study pathology to understand how diseases develop.
- Advances in pathology have led to better treatments for many illnesses.
- A pattern of behavior or condition that is abnormal or harmful.
- The company's culture of secrecy was a pathology that hurt its employees.
- Some experts see extreme nationalism as a social pathology.
- The pathology of addiction affects not just the individual but their whole family.