pathologic model

path·o·log·ic mod·el

an animal or animal stock that by inheritance or by artificial manipulation develops a disorder similar to some disease of interest and hence directly or by analogy furnishes evidence of its pathogenesis; may be used as a model for the study of preventive or therapeutic measures.

path·o·log·ic mo·del

(path'ŏ-loj'ik mod'ĕl) An animal or animal stock that by inheritance or by artificial manipulation develops a disorder similar to some disease of interest and hence directly or by analogy furnishes evidence of its pathogenesis and may be used as a model for the study of preventive or therapeutic measures.