👉 In medicine, "pathoanatomical" refers to a branch of anatomy that deals with the relationship between the physical structure and function of an organism. It is concerned with understanding how the body's various organs work together to maintain homeostasis (the balance maintained by the body) and to regulate functions such as digestion, circulation, metabolism, and immune response. Pathoanatomical studies are conducted in order to understand how different parts of the body function collectively, and to develop treatments or
