pathology
Type: concept Aliases: pathology link
Systems Analogy
Hardware wear, software corruption, or structural defects that cause system instability.
The structural and functional deviations from the normal physiological state, characterizing diseases or chronic degeneration.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographOleske DM. Epidemiology of Chronic Disease. 2nd ed. 2018. ↗
"Pathology studies the structural changes in tissues and organs caused by disease."