Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to pathology or disease.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to pathology.
  • adjective (Med.) caused by or due to disease; abnormal; morbid.

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  • adjective Caused by or related to disease, pathology.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to the practice of pathology
  • adjective caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek παθολογικός (pathologikos), corresponding to pathology + -ic.

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Examples

  • Ainhum may be defined as a pathologic process, the ultimate result of which is a spontaneous amputation of the little toe.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Ainhum may be defined as a pathologic process, the ultimate result of which is a spontaneous amputation of the little toe.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • There is also a philosophy, classified as pathologic, that denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.

    Mommy Life 2009

  • The kind of pathologic overidentification that feeds into child abuse?

    Devil's Waltz Kellerman, Jonathan 1992

  • This kind of pathologic learning lies at the heart of compulsive drug use.

    NYT > Home Page M.D. By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN 2010

  • About a third of patients discontinued treatment. pioglitazone) can cause slight weight gain, but decrease the "pathologic" form of abdominal fat, and so may help obese diabetics.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Gareth Leng 2008

  • This care includes initial evaluation, formulation of differential diagnosis and evaluation, participation in diagnostic procedures, interpretation of laboratory, radiologic, pathologic and other testing, treatment and discharge planning.

    Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship 2010

  • As Ruth says, it has to be accessible, at least as much as, say, Heather Has Two Mommies, and not strictly academic or pathologic.

    Trans-friendly books for children 2009

  • He shows a paranoid perception of any criticism "he would not stand for disunity" and pathologic narcissism, given his "philosopher-king" self-styled, delusional title.

    From Our Readers 2011

  • I mean, the pathologic (ph) visitation we spoke about.

    Op-Ed: In Ireland, Pope's Letter Falls Short 2010

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