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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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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Examples
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Ainhum may be defined as a pathologic process, the ultimate result of which is a spontaneous amputation of the little toe.
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Ainhum may be defined as a pathologic process, the ultimate result of which is a spontaneous amputation of the little toe.
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There is also a philosophy, classified as pathologic, that denies the sun; this philosophy is called blindness.
Mommy Life 2009
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The kind of pathologic overidentification that feeds into child abuse?
Devil's Waltz Kellerman, Jonathan 1992
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This kind of pathologic learning lies at the heart of compulsive drug use.
NYT > Home Page M.D. By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN 2010
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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
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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.
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As Ruth says, it has to be accessible, at least as much as, say, Heather Has Two Mommies, and not strictly academic or pathologic.
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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
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I mean, the pathologic (ph) visitation we spoke about.
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