1. the study of disease, injury, and pathological conditions in ancient human and animal remains, particularly through examination of bones and mummified tissues
Usage: academic discipline; also spelled palaeopathology in British English

Examples

• Paleopathology has revealed that ancient Egyptians suffered from arthritis and dental disease.
• The researcher used paleopathology to determine the cause of death in the skeletal remains.
• Through paleopathology, scientists discovered evidence of tuberculosis in a 500-year-old mummy.
• Paleopathology combines archaeology, medicine, and biology to understand prehistoric health.
• The museum's paleopathology exhibit displayed bones showing signs of ancient infections and injuries.