🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

pathologisches Gewebe

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa.toˈloː.ɡɪ.ʃəs ɡəˈveː.bə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pathological tissue/ˌpæθ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl ˈtɪʃ.uː/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Biopsie zeigte pathologisches Gewebe."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Biological tissue that exhibits structural, cellular, or functional abnormalities caused by disease, trauma, or pathological processes.

    "The biopsy confirmed that the excised mass consisted entirely of pathological tissue."
  2. 2

    Abnormal cellular aggregations examined in histology or histopathology to diagnose specific medical conditions.

    "Staining techniques were applied to the pathological tissue to identify malignant cells."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'pathological', derived from the Greek 'pathos' (suffering) and 'logia' (study of), with 'tissue', derived from Old French 'tissu' (woven). It emerged in the 19th century alongside the development of cellular pathology and microscopic anatomy to describe structurally or functionally abnormal biological material resulting from disease.

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