pathology

名词 pathology:

1. the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
2. any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

pa.thol.o.gy

n.（名词）
【复数】 pa.thol.o.gies 缩写 path.,pathol.
The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.Also called pathobiology
病理学：研究疾病的性质、原因、发生、发展的科学也作 pathobiology
The anatomic or functional manifestations of a disease:
病理，病状：疾病的解剖和生理上的表现：
例句：
the pathology of cancer.
癌症的病理

A departure or deviation from a normal condition:
反常：偏离正常状况：
例句：
.Neighborhoods plagued by a self-perpetuating pathology of joblessness, welfare dependency, crime.(Time)
.附近地区被失业、救济依赖和犯罪等反常现象所缠绕.(时代)

【引伸】
pathol.ogist
n.（名词）