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path⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal

  [path-uh-loj-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to pathology.
2. caused by or involving disease; morbid.
3. caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition: a pathological liar.
4. dealing with diseases: a pathological casebook.
Also, path⋅o⋅log⋅ic.

Origin:
1680–90; < Gk pathologik(ós) (see pathology, -ic ) + -al 1

Related forms:
path⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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path·o·log·i·cal   (pāth'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to pathology.

  2. Relating to or caused by disease.

  3. Of, relating to, or manifesting behavior that is habitual, maladaptive, and compulsive: a pathological liar.

path'o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: patho·log·i·cal
Pronunciation: "path-&-'läj-i-k&l
Variant: also patho·log·ic /-ik/
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to pathology pathological laboratory>
2 : altered or caused by disease <pathologicaltissue> —patho·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pathological path·o·log·i·cal (pāth'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) or path·o·log·ic (-ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to pathology.

  2. Relating to or caused by disease.

path'o·log'i·cal·ly adv.

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