English > pathology: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases. |
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| Category of | active | tending to become more severe or wider in scope |
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| amyloid | (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue |
| benign | not dangerous to health |
| blister, bulla, bleb | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid |
| dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification | (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color |
| excrescence | (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body |
| fistular, fistulate, fistulous | Hollow and tube-shaped like a reed |
| functional | Involving or affecting function rather than physiology |
| gas gangrene, clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis | (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death |
| growth | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) |
| inactive | (pathology) not progressing or increasing |
| incubation | (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear |
| indolent | (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless |
| insufficiency | (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally |
| irritable | abnormally sensitive to a stimulus |
| irritation | (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation |
| jactitation, jactation | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching / twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
| latent | (pathology) not presently active |
| malignant | dangerous to health |
| nebula | (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea |
| nonspecific | not caused by a specific agent |
| organic | Involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs |
| plaque | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body |
| quiescent | (pathology) causing no symptoms |
| shock | (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells |
| spasm | (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
| specific | Being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition |
| stenosed, stenotic | abnormally constricted body canal or passage |
| strangulation | (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid |
| wart, verruca | (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin |
| Narrower | paleopathology, palaeopathology | The study of disease of former times (as inferred / inferred / inferred from fossil evidence) |
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| Broader | medical science | The science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease |
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| Spanish | patología |
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| Catalan | patologia |
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| Adjectives | pathological, pathologic | of or relating to the practice of pathology |
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| Nouns | pathologist | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis |
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English > pathology: 2 senses > noun 2, state| Meaning | Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition. |
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| Narrower | acidosis | abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues |
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| adhesion | Abnormal union of bodily tissues |
| alkalosis | abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues |
| angiopathy | Any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts |
| ankylosis, anchylosis | Abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint |
| anoxemia | abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood |
| aphagia | Loss of the ability to swallow |
| arteriectasis, arteriectasia | An abnormal distension of an artery |
| arthropathy | A pathology or abnormality of a joint |
| ascites | accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity |
| asynergy, asynergia | absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously |
| asystole, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest | absence of systole |
| atelectasis | Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants) |
| atherogenesis | The formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis |
| autoimmunity | production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body |
| azoturia | excess of urea in the urine |
| azymia | absence of an enzyme |
| bacteremia, bacteriemia, bacteriaemia | transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood |
| carotenemia, xanthemia | excess carotene in the blood stream |
| cartilaginification | Abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues |
| coprolalia | An uncontrollable use of obscene / obscene language |
| cyst | A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure |
| demineralization, demineralisation | Abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) |
| diverticulosis | presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon |
| dysfunction, disfunction | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group |
| endometriosis, adenomyosis | The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus |
| fibrosis | Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ |
| fluorosis | A pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water) |
| flux | excessive discharge of liquid / liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea) |
| gammopathy | A disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins |
| gangrene, sphacelus, slough | necrotic tissue |
| glossolalia | repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) |
| hemochromatosis, iron-storage disease, iron overload, bronzed diabetes | pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues |
| hydronephrosis | accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter |
| hyperbilirubinemia | abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood |
| infarct, infarction | localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply |
| lesion | Any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part |
| lipomatosis | pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body |
| lithiasis | The formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ |
| lymphadenopathy | chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease) |
| macrocytosis | The presence of macrocytes in the blood |
| malacia | A state of abnormal softening of tissue |
| mastopathy, mazopathy | Any pathology of the breast |
| myopathy | Any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction |
| neuropathy | Any pathology of the peripheral nerves |
| osteoporosis | Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium |
| otorrhea | Discharge from the external ear |
| palilalia | A pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated / repeated |
| priapism | Condition in which the penis is continually erect |
| pyorrhea, pyorrhoea | Discharge of pus |
| reflux | An abnormal backward flow of body fluids |
| rhinopathy | Any disease or malformation of the nose |
| sarcoidosis | A chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands |
| sclerosis, induration | Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue |
| stasis | An abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid / liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped |
| stenosis, stricture | Abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway |
| uremia, uraemia, azotemia, azotaemia | accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine |
| uropathy | Any pathology of the urinary tract |
| varicosis | pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins |
| viremia, viraemia | The presence of a virus in the blood stream |
| volvulus | Abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction |
| Broader | ill health, unhealthiness, health problem | A state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain |
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| Spanish | patología |
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| Catalan | patologia |
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| Adjectives | pathologic, pathological | caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology |
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| pathological | caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition |
| Nouns | pathologist | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis |
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