palaeopathology


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palaeopathology

(ˌpælɪəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ)
n
1. (Palaeontology) the study of diseases of ancient man and fossil animals
2. (Medicine) the study of diseases of ancient man and fossil animals
ˈpalaeoˌpathoˈlogical adj
ˌpalaeopaˈthologist n
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paleopathology, palaeopathology

Medicine. the study of diseases from former times as found in fossils and mummified remains.
See also: Past
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Noun1.palaeopathology - the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)
paleopathology
pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
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Evidence of Animal Disease in Archeology: Proceedings of the 6th Meeting of the Animal Palaeopathology Working Group of the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ), Budapest, Hungary, 2016
Care or Neglect? Evidence of Animal Disease in Archeology: Proceedings of the 6th Meeting of the Animal Palaeopathology Working Group of the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ), Budapest, Hungary, 2016
In Advances in Human Palaeopathology, edited by Ron Pinhasi and Simon Mays.
The Role of Infant Feeding and Childhood Diet in Vitamin D Deficiency in a Nineteenth-Century Rural Dutch Community
In palaeopathology, one of the best known disorders affecting the skull is trepanation.
Presentation of the Trepanned Skull Labelled MO-90, Found in the Avar Cemetery on the Territory of Settlements Omoravica-Koplalo in Serbia/Presentacion de Craneo Trepanado Etiquetado MO-90, Encontrado en el Cementerio de Avar en Territorio de los Asentamientos Omoravica-Koplalo en Serbia
Description, diagnosis and the use of published data in animal palaeopathology: a case study using fractures.
Natural skeletal pathologies in a population of gray squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis, from Putnam County, Georgia
Marsha Ann Levine, a lecturer in Cambridge University whose areas of research include "Palaeopathology and the origins and evolution of horse husbandry."
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The study is published in the International Journal of Palaeopathology, and forms part of a British Museum archaeological project.
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Enfermedad articular degenerativa y cambios entesiales en seis colecciones oseas prehispanicas del Noroccidente de America del Sur

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