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Definition of pathology noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pathology

noun

NAmE//pəˈθɑlədʒi//

1[uncountable] the scientific study of diseases

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2[countable] an aspect of someone's behavior that is extreme and unreasonable and that they cannot control

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