(Greek: open market or meeting place) Large, open public space which served as a place for assembly for the citizens of a Greek city; the political, civic, religious and commercial center of a Greek city; buildings for all of these various purposes were constructed as needed in and around the agora.
pathology. 1. the branch of medicine treating of the essential nature of disease, especially of the changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease. 2. the structural and functional manifestations of a disease. adj., adj pathologÂ´ic, pathologÂ´ical.
Some of its branches are: 1  Anesthesiology â branch of medicine that deals with life support and anesthesia during surgery. 2  Cardiology â branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the blood vessels. 3  Critical care medicine â focuses on life support and the intensive care of the seriously ill.