Histopathology vs. Pathology

Histopathology vs. Pathology — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Histopathology and Pathology

Histopathologynoun

(biology) The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease.

Pathologynoun

(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.

Pathologynoun

The medical specialty that provides microscopy and other laboratory services (e.g., cytology, histology) to clinicians.

The surgeon sent a specimen of the cyst to the pathology department for staining and analysis to determine its histologic subtype.

Pathologynoun

Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.

Pathologynoun

the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

Pathologynoun

any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

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