- paleopathology
- noun Date: 1893 a branch of pathology concerned with ancient diseases as evidenced especially in fossil or other remains • paleopathological adjective • paleopathologist noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Paleopathology — (spelled palaeopathology in the UK) is the study of ancient diseases. It is useful in understanding the past history of diseases, and uses this understanding to predict its course in the future. A paleopathologist is one who studies old and… … Wikipedia
paleopathology — The science of disease in prehistoric times as revealed in bones, mummies, and archaeologic artifacts. [paleo + pathology] * * * pa·leo·pa·thol·o·gy or chiefly Brit pal·aeo·pa·thol·o·gy jē n, pl gies a branch of pathology concerned with diseases… … Medical dictionary
paleopathology — pa·leo·pathology … English syllables
paleopathology — noun the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) • Syn: ↑palaeopathology • Hypernyms: ↑archeology, ↑archaeology, ↑pathology … Useful english dictionary
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John R. Lukacs — (born March 1, 1947) is an American anthropologist. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University where he was a student of Kenneth A.R. Kennedy. He received his PhD in 1977. Dr. Lukacs is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the… … Wikipedia
Allosaurus — Eumetazoa Allosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 155–150 Ma … Wikipedia
Albertosaurus — Eumetazoa Albertosaurus sarcophagus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 73–70 Ma … Wikipedia
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