Structured Summary
Abstract
A specialty concerned with the nature and cause of disease as expressed by changes in cellular or tissue structure and function caused by the disease process.
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Classification
Broader headings
MeSH Qualifier
Used as a Subheading
Pathology is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000473), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:
Used for organ, tissue, or cell structure in disease states.
- Qualifier ID
- Q000473
- Qualifier Tree
- Y02.050
Indexing annotation
subheading only; for description of tissue or cell structure in disease: not for normal tissue ( = / anatomy & histology) nor for normal cells ( = / cytology); not a synonym for "disease"; includes biopsy; for subcellular pathology use / ultrastruct
Subheading synonyms
- biopsy
- cytopathology
- histopathology
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MeSH Record
Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Pathologies
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Aspects Covered
12 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
use for the specialty only; use /pathol with organs & diseases
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pathology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010336. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010336
- Pathology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathology
- Pathology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208