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Also known as “reverse anorexia” or “bigorexia,” muscle dysmorphia is a pathologic preoccupation with muscularity.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2025

Yale researchers have shown that placental examination resulted in the accurate pathologic determination of more than 90% of previously unexplained pregnancy losses, a discovery that they say may inform pregnancy care going forward.

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

A pathologic review was still needed to determine the nature of the tumor, he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

But at other times, Wilson plays too fast and loose with the biological laws of his own pathologic crisis.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2019

And against this it must be urged that the most complete honesty is no guarantee against self-deception, while ability and even genius are not at all incompatible with a pathologic strain.

From Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Cohen, Chapman