paleopathology
noun
pa·leo·pa·thol·o·gy
ˌpā-lē-ō-pə-ˈthä-lə-jē
-pa-ˈthä-,
especially British ˌpa-lē-
: a branch of pathology concerned with ancient diseases as evidenced especially in fossil or other remains
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