Occupation or Discipline
molecular pathology
mo·lec·u·lar pa·thol·o·gy [ muh-lek-yuh-ler puh-thol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Molecular Medicine;
Pathology
Definitions related to molecular pathology (discipline):
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(molecular pathology) Description of disease and disease processes based upon the underlying protein and genetic defects rather than by a description of morphology.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(molecular pathology) Study of pathological phenomena in terms of the chemical and physical interactions of molecules.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(pathology, molecular) A subspecialty of pathology concerned with the molecular basis (e.g., mutations) of various diseases.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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