diagnostic pathology

Definition: Diagnostic pathology is a medical specialty aiming the diagnosis of diseases, based mainly on the morphological study of cells or tissues or organs.

Pathology is the study of diseases. Diagnostic pathology is the study of diseases qith a specific aim : the diagnosis of diseases and tumors.

How works diagnostic pathology ?

The human body, as any living organism , is composed by components.

These components can be morphologically normal ( normality / normal appearance ) or abnormal ( abnormal appearance / morphological anomalies / morphological abnormalities ).

Diagnostic pathology is mainly based on the identification of morphological anomalies of these components, that can be seen by :
 naked eye : it is macroscopy detecting macroscopical anomalies.
 microscope : it is microscopy detecting microscopical anomalies.

These components can be, according to the level of organization considered :
 biomolecules
 organelles
 cells
 tissues
 organs
 organ systems / apparels
 organisms : human body

These anomalies can be described in an ontology : the pathology ontology.

Examples

 tumoral diagnostic / tumor diagnostic

See also

 pathology
 clinical pathology

• anatomical pathology / morbid anatomy / pathological anatomy
• morphological pathology
• biological pathology
• molecular pathology

 experimental pathology