Clinical biologist

A clinical biologist is a health professional such as, a doctor in medicine, pharmacist, biologist that is specialized in clinical biology, a medical specialty derived from clinical pathology. In fact, the subspecializations in clinical biology could be considered more important than clinical pathology. The concept includes interventional biology which is like assisted reproductive technology.

These professionals follow a medical residency whose duration varies between countries (from 3 to 5 years).

This term is frequently used in France, Belgium and other countries in Western Europe, Africa or Asia.

Medicine: Pathology

Principles of pathology	Disease Infection Neoplasia Etiology Pathogenesis Hemodynamics Ischemia Inflammation Cell damage Wound healing Cellular adaptation Atrophy Hypertrophy Hyperplasia Dysplasia Metaplasia Squamous Glandular Cell death Necrosis Coagulative necrosis Liquefactive necrosis Gangrenous necrosis Caseous necrosis Fat necrosis Fibrinoid necrosis Programmed cell death Apoptosis Pyknosis Karyorrhexis Karyolysis Accumulations pigment Hemosiderin Lipochrome/Lipofuscin Melanin Steatosis

Anatomical pathology	Surgical pathology Cytopathology Autopsy Molecular pathology Forensic pathology Oral and maxillofacial pathology Gross examination Histopathology Immunohistochemistry Electron microscopy Immunofluorescence Fluorescence in situ hybridization

Clinical pathology	Clinical chemistry Hematopathology Transfusion medicine Medical microbiology Diagnostic immunology Immunopathology Enzyme assay Mass spectrometry Chromatography Flow cytometry Blood bank Microbiological culture Serology

Specific conditions	Myocardial infarction

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Clinical biologist

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