This is the 11588th most frequent Portuguese word.
patologia
"Patologia" in English means "pathology," which is the study of diseases and their causes, processes, development, and effects.
Here, 'patologia' refers to the medical branch focusing on the study of diseases, illustrating its technical use in a medical context.
A patologia está presente no estudo das doenças humanas.
Pathology is present in the study of human diseases.
In this context, 'patologia' refers to the department or facility where tissues and samples are analyzed for disease diagnosis.
O médico enviou a amostra ao laboratório de patologia.
The doctor sent the sample to the pathology laboratory.
Here, 'patologia' is used to refer generally to the study or field of pathology as a subject or area of interest.