Which term denotes the disease-related study or field?

Which term denotes the disease-related study or field?

• A. Pathology
• B. Patho-
• C. Pathologic
• D. Pathogen

Answer: (A)

Pathology is the disease-related study or field. It focuses on understanding how diseases affect the body, including the structural and functional changes tissues undergo and how these changes lead to symptoms. It also underpins diagnosis through the examination of tissues, cells, and bodily fluids. The other terms are related but not the field itself: patho- is a prefix meaning disease; pathologic is an adjective describing something related to disease or abnormal; and pathogen is an organism that causes disease.

Pathology is the disease-related study or field. It focuses on understanding how diseases affect the body, including the structural and functional changes tissues undergo and how these changes lead to symptoms. It also underpins diagnosis through the examination of tissues, cells, and bodily fluids. The other terms are related but not the field itself: patho- is a prefix meaning disease; pathologic is an adjective describing something related to disease or abnormal; and pathogen is an organism that causes disease.