pa‧thol‧o‧gy /pəˈθɒlədʒi $ -ˈθɑː-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: pathologia, from Greek pathos ( ⇒ pathos)]
the study of the causes and effects of illnesses
—pathologist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲