病びょう理り生せい理り学がく

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pathophysiology

Medical term for the study of disordered physiological processes associated with disease or injury.

ill, sick

理logic, arrangement, reason

生life, genuine, birth

学study, learning, science

病びょう理り学がく
Pathology focuses on the structural and functional changes in tissues and organs, while pathophysiology emphasizes the disordered physiological processes.
生せい理り学がく
Physiology is the study of normal bodily functions, whereas pathophysiology deals with abnormal, disease-related functions.

Compound of 病理 (pathology) + 生理学 (physiology), likely a calque from English 'pathophysiology'.