PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

CELL DAMAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The word “Pathology” is derived from
A
Greek
B
Latin
C
Hebrew
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term pathology comes from the Ancient Greek roots of pathos (), meaning “experience” or “suffering” and-logia (-), “study of".

Detailed explanation-2: -Etymology. borrowed from Middle French & New Latin; Middle French pathologie, borrowed from New Latin pathologia “study of the emotions, study of diseases, ‘’ from patho-patho-+-logia-logy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pathology has its origins in ancient medicine but developed only as science advanced. Herophilus, one of the great Greek physicians, along with Erasistratus, provided a beginning for anatomical pathology and autopsy (1). They performed the first scientific human cadaveric dissections over a period of 30 to 40 years.

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