Pathology: Pathology Introduction and Divisions of Pathology

Special pathology

deals with the specific features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems

General pathology

deals with the study of the widespread processes of disease such as inflammation, degeneration, necrosis or premature cellular death, repair, etc. without reference to particular organs or organ systems

Clinical pathology

pathology that uses clinical analysis and other laboratory procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

Gross pathology

study of changes in structure of the body that are readily seen with the unaided eye as a result of disease

medicolegal (forensic) pathology

study of disease to ascertain cause and manner of death

Microscopic Pathology (Histopathology)

study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues and organs undergo as a result of disease

Pathological anatomy

study of structural changes caused by disease

Pathology

the science that deals with the study of disease

Physiological pathology

the study of functional changes in the body as a result of disease