Pathology is the study of disease. The word pathology also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in
A pathologist examines a tissue section for evidence of cancerous cells while a surgeon observes.
The advent of the microscope was one of the major developments in the history of pathology. Here researchers at the Centers for Disease Control in 1978 examine cultures containing Legionella pneumophila, the pathogen responsible for Legionnaires' disease.
A bone marrow smear from a case of erythroleukemia. The large cell in the top center is an abnormal erythroblast: it is multinucleated, with megaloblastoid nuclear chromatin. This is diagnostic of erythroleukemia.
A melanoma can often be suspected from sight, but confirmation of the diagnosis or outright removal requires a biopsy.
A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are conducted out on clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient to aid in diagnosis, treatment, and
Clinical laboratory in a hospital setting showing several automated analysers.
A clinical pathology laboratory technician processing blood samples and laboratory specimens in Navi Mumbai, India, following modern workflow implementation standards.
Laboratory equipment for hematology (black analyser) and urinalysis (left of the open centrifuge).
Clinical laboratory in a hospital setting with two technologists shown.