# Pathology

A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the study of the cause, origin and nature of a disease state, including its consequences as a result of manifestation of the disease. In clinical care, the term is used to designate a branch of medicine using laboratory tests to diagnose and determine the prognostic significance of illness.

**A value of:** [MedicalSpecialty](https://schema.org.ai/MedicalSpecialty)

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