1. the scientific study of disease and the changes it causes in the body
Usage: medical
2. the structural and functional changes in tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease
Usage: medical
3. something abnormal or unhealthy in behavior or thinking
Usage: figurative

Examples

• She specialized in pathology and worked in the hospital laboratory.
• The pathology report showed signs of infection in the tissue sample.
• Students of pathology learn to identify various diseases under the microscope.
• The pathology of the tumor was carefully examined by experts.
• His obsession with work revealed a pathology that concerned his family.
• The pathology department processes hundreds of specimens each week.