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Definition of Paleopathology
1. Noun. The study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence).
Definition of Paleopathology
1. Noun. The study of ancient diseases. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paleopathology
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Medical Definition of Paleopathology
1. The study of disease in prehistoric times as revealed in bones, mummies, and archaeologic artifacts. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paleopathology
Literary usage of Paleopathology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of Medical History by Francis Randolph Packard (1921)
"CHARLES SINGER The New York Medical College 1782- Studies in paleopathology. ...
A Seventeenth Century Pediatrist New Observations in paleopathology JOHN ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1921)
"DEFINITION OF paleopathology The difficulties arise on every hand. First:
paleopathology is "dry- bone pathology," a subject held in some contempt by ..."
3. The History of Medicine in Its Salient Features by Walter LIBBY (1922)
"Moodie, RL: "Studies in paleopathology," Surg. Gin., vol. m, pp. 481-96. Chicago,
1918. ... Ruffer, Sir MA: Studies in the paleopathology of Egypt. ..."
4. Repressed Emotions by Isador H. Coriat (1920)
"It is the science dealing with the fossilized thought forms in the unconscious
of man and is analogous to paleopathology, the science of diseases which can ..."
5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"G: G. MacCurdy. il maps Am Anthropol 19: 252-61 Ap '17 paleopathology.
See Paleontology Palestine Beleaguered Holy Land; photographs. ..."
6. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"The first contribution, on studies in paleopathology, although having but little
bearing on present-day surgery, is most interesting from a historical ..."
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