Clinical pathology
Clinical Pathology
Clinical Pathology (pronounced: kli-ni-kal puh-thol-uh-jee) is a medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids, such as blood and urine, and tissues using the tools of chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology.
Etymology
The term "Clinical Pathology" is derived from the Greek words "klinikos", meaning bed (referring to the patient's bed) and "pathos" meaning suffering. Thus, it refers to the study of the suffering or disease of a patient.
Related Terms
- Anatomic Pathology: This is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross, microscopic, chemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies (autopsy).
- Hematology: This is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
- Microbiology: This is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa.
- Biochemistry: This is the branch of science that explores the chemical processes within and related to living organisms.
- Molecular Pathology: This is an emerging discipline within pathology which is focused in the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of molecules within organs, tissues or bodily fluids.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Clinical pathology
- Wikipedia's article - Clinical pathology
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