patología
/patoloˈxia/feminine
The English word pathology is translated into Spanish as patología.
In this context, the word refers to an abnormality.
Meaning: abnormality (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of patología is patologías.
How do you pronounce it?
/patoloˈxia/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the term patología is frequently used in a non-medical sense to describe a social or political failure, such as una patología del sistema.
- The adjective patológico is often used in Spanish to describe an obsessive personality trait, such as mentiroso patológico for a compulsive liar.
- If you see 'patología clínica' on a Spanish medical report, it does not mean the patient has a clinical abnormality, but rather refers to the laboratory department.
Examples in context
- Tom está estudiando patología ocular.Tom is studying ocular pathology.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use patología in the context of ocular studies.Tatoeba #10082517 by manufrutos, translation #10082121 by shekitten
- La patología estudia las enfermedadesPathology studies diseases
- Ella se especializa en la ciencia de las enfermedadesShe specializes in the science of diseases
- La patología quirúrgica se encarga de estudiar las enfermedades mediante la evaluación de muestras quirúrgicasSurgical pathology is responsible for studying diseases by evaluating surgical specimens
- La patología clínica se enfoca en el diagnóstico de enfermedades basado en análisis de laboratorioClinical pathology focuses on disease diagnosis based on laboratory analyses
- La patología forense estudia las causas y circunstancias de las muertes violentasForensic pathology investigates the causes and circumstances of violent deaths
- La patología de la piel es poco común.The pathology of the skin is uncommon.
- El médico detectó una patología en el pulmón.The doctor detected an abnormality in the lung.
Example conversation
A doctor and a patient are discussing a medical report.
- MateoLucía, ya tengo los resultados de tu examen.Lucía, I already have your test results.
- Lucía¿Encontró alguna patología en mis pulmones?Did you find any pathology in my lungs?
- MateoNo, todo parece estar normal, Mateo.No, everything seems to be normal, Mateo.
- LucíaQué alivio, muchas gracias doctor.What a relief, thank you very much doctor.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pathology” translations and entries patología, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
