pathological
adjective
of or relating to pathology, or the science or study of diseases and their causes.
nonpathological
-
a word derived from
pathological.
Example Sentences
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People keep asking me, “How do you tell the difference between Alzheimer’s and the normal, nonpathological, non-disease-related cognitive decline that comes with aging?”
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2017
She rifles through a litany of diagnoses and explanations—psychosis, possession, some perplexing technological freak—until she finally settles on the hypothesis of unexplained but nonpathological hallucination.
From Slate ● May 5, 2016
But to a nonpathological gambler, a near miss was like a loss.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2012
Catholic-run Fordham University will offer next September a series of lectures and discussions about sex in all its nonpathological aspects.
From Time Magazine Archive
We will continue to describe the schizophrenia of type XS1 A and B. This nonpathological form of schizophrenia can bring some big advantages to that person.
From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa
