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What is the definition or description of: pathology?
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Pathology: Is a study of diseases. We study blood, fluids, and tissues from the patients to determine causes of diseases.
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Pathology: Pathology is essentially the study of disease. Specialist trained to help diagnose disease (laboratory medicine) are known as pathologists. Pathologist have completed medical school and completed a residency in laboratory medicine.
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