Pathology
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| - | '''Pathology''' is the precise study and [[medical diagnosis|diagnosis]] of [[disease]]. The word ''[[pathology|pathology]]'' is from [[Ancient Greek]] ''[[πάθος]]'', ''[[pathos]]'', "feeling, suffering"; and ''-λογία'', ''[[-logia]]'', "the study of". ''[[Pathologization]]'', to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. [[pathological gambling]]. '''Pathologies''' is synonymous with diseases. The suffix "path" is used to indicate a disease, e.g. [[psychopath]]. | + | '''Pathology''' is the precise study and [[medical diagnosis|diagnosis]] of [[disease]]. The word ''[[pathology|pathology]]'' is from [[Ancient Greek]] ''[[πάθος]]'', ''[[pathos]]'', "feeling, suffering"; and ''-λογία'', ''[[-logia]]'', "the study of". |
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| + | ''[[Pathologization]]'', to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. [[pathological gambling]]. '''Pathologies''' is synonymous with diseases. The suffix "path" is used to indicate a disease, e.g. [[psychopath]]. | ||
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| * [[Psychopathology]] | * [[Psychopathology]] | ||
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Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek πάθος, pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and -λογία, -logia, "the study of".
Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling. Pathologies is synonymous with diseases. The suffix "path" is used to indicate a disease, e.g. psychopath.
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