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.
The definition of receptive is someone who is open and willing to receive something or to hear or learn something new. 1  An example of someone who would be described as receptive is a person who is open and willing to hear a new idea. An example of someone who would be described as receptive is an audience of people who are willing to welcome a speaker and listen with an open mind.
rectum noun [C]. âº the âlowest end of the âbowels, down which âsolid âwaste âtravels before âleaving the âbody through the âanus. (Definition of rectum from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). See all translations.