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pathological

or path·o·log·ic

[path-uh-loj-i-kuh l or path-uh-loj-ik]

adjective

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.

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Nearby words

  1. pathologic anatomy,
  2. pathologic calcification,
  3. pathologic fracture,
  4. pathologic myopia,
  5. pathologic retraction ring,
  6. pathological anatomy,
  7. pathological liar,
  8. pathologically,
  9. pathologist,
  10. pathologize

Origin of pathological

1680–90; < Greek pathologik(ós) (see pathology, -ic) + -al1
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British Dictionary definitions for non-pathological

pathological

less commonly pathologic

adjective

of or relating to pathology
relating to, involving, or caused by disease
informal compulsively motivateda pathological liar
Derived Formspathologically, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for non-pathological

pathological

adj.

1680s, "pertaining to disease," formed in English from pathologic + -al (1). Sense of "worthy to be a subject of pathology, morbid, excessive" (e.g. pathological liar) is attested from 1845. Related: Pathologically.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for non-pathological

pathological

[păth′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl]

adj.

Of or relating to pathology.
Relating to or caused by disease.
Related formspath′o•log′i•cal•ly adv.
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