patología

Definitions of patología
  1. noun
    the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
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    paleopatología
    the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)
    type of:
    ciencia médica, medicina
    the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
  2. noun
    any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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    anquilosamiento, anquilosis
    abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
    esclerosis
    any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
    lobanillo, lupia, quiste
    a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
    infarto
    localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
    fibrosis
    development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
    desmineralización
    abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
    piorrea
    discharge of pus
    uremia
    accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
    disfunción
    (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
    esclerosis múltiple
    a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
    arterioesclerosis, arteriosclerosis
    sclerosis of the arterial walls
    infarto de miocardio
    destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
    enfermedad renal
    a disease affecting the kidneys
    fibrosis quística
    the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
    lobanillo, lupia, quiste
    a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
    llaga, ulceración, úlcera
    a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
    angioma
    a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels
    aire, anquilosamiento, marasmo, paralización, parálisis, perlesía, tullidez
    loss of the ability to move a body part
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    problema de salud
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
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