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Pathology

Medical Definition: A specialty concerned with the nature and cause of disease as expressed by changes in cellular or tissue structure and function caused by the disease process.
Guide Notes: SPEC only: SPEC qualif; prefer /pathol with organs & diseases: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.52; definition of /pathol applicable to PATHOLOGY: Manual 21.22+, 23.15; "postmortem pathol": consider AUTOPSY or CADAVER or merely /pathol; DF: PATHOL
Pathology Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Pathology, Clinical - A subspecialty of pathology applied to the solution of clinical problems, especially the use of laboratory methods in clinical diagnosis. (Dorland, 28th ed.)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Pathology, Surgical - A field of anatomical pathology in which living tissue is surgically removed for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Telepathology - Transmission and interpretation of tissue specimens via remote telecommunication, generally for the purpose of diagnosis or consultation but may also be used for continuing education.

Pathology Medical Definitions and Terms

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