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part of speech:	noun
inflections:	pathologies
definition 1:	the scientific study of the causes, nature, and results of bodily disease. Louis Pasteur, with his investigations into anthrax and rabies, broadened scientific understanding of pathology.
definition 2:	a physical or mental abnormality that is caused by disease or disorder.
related words:	disease, medicine
derivation:	pathologist (n.)

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