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Paleopathology vs Paleopathologist - What's the difference?

paleopathology | paleopathologist |

As nouns the difference between paleopathology and paleopathologist

is that paleopathology is the study of ancient diseases while paleopathologist is one who works in paleopathology.

paleopathology

English

(wikipedia paleopathology)

Alternative forms

* palaeopathology

Noun

(-)
  • The study of ancient diseases.

    • paleopathologist

    English

    Alternative forms

    * palaeopathologist

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who works in paleopathology.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 15, author=John Noble Wilford, title=Genetic Study Bolsters Columbus Link to Syphilis, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Della Collins Cook, a paleopathologist at Indiana University who did not participate in the study but specializes in treponemal diseases, praised the research as a “very, very interesting step” advancing understanding of syphilis. }}
  • *2011 , (Siddhartha Mukherjee), The Emperor of all Maladies , Fourth Estate 2011, p. 43:
  • *:In other cases, paleopathologists have not found the actual tumors, but rather signs left by the tumors in the body.