pathology vs specific

pathology and specific both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pathology	Yes	No	No	No
specific	Yes	Yes	No	No

pathology (noun)	specific (noun)
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases	a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
any deviation from a healthy or normal condition	a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

pathology (adjective)	specific (adjective)
	(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
	being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
	relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
	stated explicitly or in detail