The medical and biological study of disease, its causes, processes, and effects on the body.
He is majoring in pathology at university.
Knowledge of pathology is essential for diagnosing diseases.
paleopathology
humoral pathology
oral pathology
plant pathology; phytopathology
neuropathology
histopathology
Compound of 病 (disease), 理 (principle, logic), and 学 (study, -ology). A straightforward Sino-Japanese academic term.