The medical and biological study of disease, its causes, processes, and effects on the body.
彼は大学で病理学を専攻している。
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.