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- Dictionarypathological/ˌpaθəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
adjective
- 1. relating to pathology: "the interpretation of pathological studies"
- 2. involving or caused by a physical or mental disease: "glands with a pathological abnormality" Similar
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1. : of or relating to pathology. pathological research. A pathological examination led to the diagnosis. 2. : altered or caused by disease. pathological changes in the body. also : indicative of disease. pathological symptoms. 3. : being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal. a pathological liar. pathological fear.
PATHOLOGICAL definition: 1. (of a person) unable to control part of their behaviour; unreasonable: 2. involving or relating…. Learn more.
of or relating to pathology. caused by or involving disease; morbid. caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition: a pathological hoarder. dealing with diseases: a pathological casebook. pathological. / ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /.
PATHOLOGICAL meaning: 1. (of a person) unable to control part of their behaviour; unreasonable: 2. involving or relating…. Learn more.
You describe a person or their behaviour as pathological when they behave in an extreme and unacceptable way, and have very powerful feelings which they cannot control. He experiences chronic, almost pathological jealousy.
PATHOLOGIC meaning: 1. relating to a condition caused by, or involving, a disease 2. relating to a condition caused by…. Learn more.
If something is caused by a physical or mental disease, it is pathological. Someone with a pathological compulsion for cleanliness might scrub the floors for hours every night.
caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition: He is a pathological hoarder. They show a pathological lack of concern for the suffering of others. dealing with diseases: The neurologist kept a pathological casebook from her practice as a source of examples for lectures.
caused by, or connected with, disease or illness. (specialist) connected with pathology. Definition of pathological adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of PATHOLOGY is the study of the essential nature of diseases and especially of the structural and functional changes produced by them. How to use pathology in a sentence.
