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pathology

/pəˈθɒlədʒi/noun

उच्चारण पथॉलजी

रोगविज्ञान

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    [U]

    the scientific study of diseases and their causes

    रोगविज्ञान

    • She specialized in pathology after her MBBS.
    • The pathology lab is on the second floor.
    • Pathology is a key subject in the second year of medicine.
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    • He works in the pathology department of a large hospital.
    • A career in pathology suits those who love laboratory work.
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    [C, U] medical

    the physical changes caused by a particular disease

    (किसी रोग से) शरीर में हुए परिवर्तन

    • the pathology of malaria
    • The pathology of dengue involves a sharp fall in blood platelets.
    • The pathology of cancer is still being studied.
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    • The book explains the pathology of tuberculosis in detail.
    • Doctors discussed the pathology of the disease with the students.
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pa·thol·o·gy

§Grammar and usage

The adjective pathological also means compulsive: 'a pathological liar'.

Adjective pathological का अर्थ 'लती, अनियंत्रित' भी है, जैसे 'a pathological liar'।

⌂Word origin and word building

Path- means disease or suffering: pathogen (a germ that causes disease), sympathy, apathy, telepathy.

Path- का अर्थ रोग या पीड़ा है: pathogen (रोग फैलाने वाला जीवाणु), sympathy, apathy, telepathy।

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One-word substitution

The study of diseases; the specialist is a pathologist.

'रोगों का अध्ययन' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; विशेषज्ञ pathologist है।