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  • noun The study or practice of pathology with greater emphasis on the biological aspects than on the medical aspects.

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  • noun biology The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.

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  • Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy title Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy description "PML is a rare viral disease that can affect people with weakened immune systems, developing more often in AIDS patients. ...covers several topics including: understanding pathobiology; recognizing clinical manifestations; and exploring immunological perturbations."

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  • Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy title Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy description "PML is a rare viral disease that can affect people with weakened immune systems, developing more often in AIDS patients. ...covers several topics including: understanding pathobiology; recognizing clinical manifestations; and exploring immunological perturbations."

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  • THOM.S M. YUILL is associate dean for research and graduate training of the School of Veterinary M.dicine, assistant director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, and professor of pathobiology and of veterinary science at the University of Wisconsin-M.dison.

    Chapter 11 1991

  • Cellular and molecular pathobiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • "It has made a significant difference," said James Derr, a professor of veterinary pathobiology at Texas A&M.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The molecular pathobiology of pancreatic cystic neoplasms is poorly understood.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Yuko Kuboki 2010

  • These results indicate that EGFR and MAPK are actively involved in the pathobiology of serous cystic neoplasms and may therefore be potential diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets in patients with the above mentioned types of neoplasms.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Yuko Kuboki 2010

  • Virginia Tech professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology Taranjit Kaur says the chimps of Tanzania are suffering at the hands of a strain of human respiratory disease.

    ResearchChannel On-Air Schedule 2010

  • "The big challenge clinicians deal with now in this country when treating HIV patients is keeping the virus locked in a dormant state," Janice Clements, professor of molecular and comparative pathobiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said in a news release.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • "The big challenge clinicians deal with now in this country when treating HIV patients is keeping the virus locked in a dormant state," Janice Clements, professor of molecular and comparative pathobiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said in a news release.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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