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(path-o-le’ze-ah). A hysteric condition. pathologic, pathological (path-o-loj’ik, path-o- loj’ik-al). Pertaining to pathology. pathologico-anatomic §(path-o-lojik-o-an-atom’ik). Pertaining to pathologic anatomy. pathologist (path-ol’o-jist). One learned or skilled in pathology. pathology (path-ol’o-je) (Gr. πάθος disease + λόγος discourse]. That branch of medicine which treats of the e ential nature of disease, especially of the structural and functional changes caused by disease. cellular p., that which regards the cells as starting-points of the phenomena of disease. Comparative p., that which institutes comparisons ween various diseases of the human body and those of the lower animals. dental p., the sum of knowledge regarding diseases of the teeth. experimental p., the study of artificially induced disease proce es. functional p., the study of the changes of function due to morbid ti ue changes. general p., that which takes cognizance of pathologic conditions which may occur in various diseases and in different organs. geographic p., pathology in its geographic and climatic relations. humoral p., the opinion that disease is due to abnormal conditions of the fluids of the body. medical p., internal p., that which relates to morbid proce es which are not acce ible to operative interference. solid is tic p., that opinion which attributes disease to rarefaction or condensation of the solid ti ues. jal p., the study of the pathology of particular diseases or organs. surgical p., exter- Ῥ., the study of the pathology of such diseases as are acce ible to operative interference. vegetable p., the pathology of plant diseases. patholysis (path-ol’is-is) [Gr. πάθος disease + λύσις di olution]. The di olution of disease. pathomain (path’o-min). Any one of the pathogenic cadaveric alkaloids. path oman i a (path-o-ma’ne-ah) [Gr. πάθος disease + μανία madne ]. Moral insanity. pathometabolism (path’’o-met-ab’o-lizm) [Gr. πάθος disease + metabolism]. Metabolism in dis- ease.