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Pathologist

One skilled in pathology; an investigator in pathology; as, the pathologist of a hospital, whose duty it is to determine the causes of the diseases.

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Specialist 76% connected

One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular parts of the body, as the eye,…

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Pathology 74% connected

The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc.

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Pathology 74% connected

The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc.

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Aetiology noun · 78% connection

The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and…

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Analyst noun · 78% connection

One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.

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Autoimmune disease noun · 78% connection

any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…

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Autoimmune disorder noun · 78% connection

any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…

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Causal adjective · 78% connection

Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative.

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Causally adverb · 78% connection

According to the order or series of causes; by tracing effects to causes.

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Clostridial myonecrosis noun · 78% connection

(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…

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Cold gangrene noun · 78% connection

(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a da…

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Competence hearing noun · 78% connection

a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in pr…

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Decree verb · 78% connection

To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to determine; to order; to or…

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Determinant noun · 78% connection

That which serves to determine; that which causes determination.

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Determinate verb · 78% connection

To bring to an end; to determine. See Determine.

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Determine verb · 78% connection

To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.

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Dry gangrene noun · 78% connection

(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a da…

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Electrician noun · 78% connection

An investigator of electricity; one versed in the science of electricity.

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Ethics noun · 78% connection

The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…

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Hermetical adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the system which explains the causes of diseases and the operations of medicine on the principles of the hermetic…

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Hospitalism noun · 78% connection

A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital.

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