| English Dictionary |
PALEOPATHOLOGY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does paleopathology mean?
• PALEOPATHOLOGY (noun)
The noun PALEOPATHOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)
Familiarity information: PALEOPATHOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
palaeopathology; paleopathology
Hypernyms ("paleopathology" is a kind of...):
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
archaeology; archeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm." (English proverb)
"Until spring comes, nightingales do not sing." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend." (Arabic proverb)
"To make your neighbor jealous, go to bed early and get up early." (Corsican proverb)
"Until spring comes, nightingales do not sing." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend." (Arabic proverb)
"To make your neighbor jealous, go to bed early and get up early." (Corsican proverb)