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
paleopathological
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌpa-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective paleopathologist
ˌpā-lē-ō-pə-ˈthä-lə-jist
noun -pa-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Like us, dinosaurs got sick but evidence of disease and infection in the fossil record -- a field known as paleopathology -- has been scant. 
Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020 Word History
Etymology
paleo- + pathology
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
paleopathology
noun
pa·leo·pa·thol·o·gy
variants or chiefly British palaeopathology
-jē
plural paleopathologies
: a branch of pathology concerned with diseases of former times as determined especially from fossil or other remains