Introduction to Pathophysiology Vocabulary Handout

Anatomical Pathology

specialty focused on how diseases and disorders affect body organs

Clinical Pathology

specialty focused on the diagnosis of conditions through the analysis of bodily fluids and tissues

Cytopathology

specialty focused on the examination of cellular changes in response to diseases and disorders

Forensic Pathology

specialty focused on evaluating specimens from a deceased body to establish a cause of death

Hematopathology

subfield of clinical pathology focused on the examination of blood cells

Histopathology

specialty focused on the examination of whole tissues

Molecular Pathology

specialty focused on the examination of molecules in the body and how they respond to diseases and disorders

Pathologists

profession which studies the body’s structural and physiological reactions to specific conditions

Pathophysiology

study of changes occurring in the body due to a disease or disorder