Pronunciation: ˌ his-t ō -p ə - ' thä-l ə -j ē , -pa-
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1896
1 : a branch of pathology concerned with the tissue changes characteristic of disease
2 : the tissue changes that affect a part or accompany a disease
– his · to · path · o · log · ic \ - ˌ pa-th ə - ' lä-jik \ or his · to · path · o · log · i · cal \ -ji-k ə l \ adjective
– his · to · path · o · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– his · to · pa · thol · o · gist \ -p ə - ' thä-l ə -jist, -pa- \ noun