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pathological

[ US /ˌpæθəˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/ ]
[ UK /pˌæθəlˈɒd‍ʒɪkə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to the practice of pathology
    pathological laboratory
  2. caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
    a pathological liar
    a pathological urge to succeed
  3. caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
    pathologic tissue
    pathological bodily processes
    diseased tonsils
    a morbid growth

How To Use pathological In A Sentence

  • If all this seems a little negative, let me assure you I now feel an almost pathological fondness for the place. Times, Sunday Times
  • The clinico-pathological features of this model resemble human peritoneal carcinomatosis. BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • This paper will mainly illustrate the advance in pathological mechanism of demyelinating canine distemper encephalitis.
  • Usually they are painless and only cause lameness under certain conditions, as when they begin to develop themselves under the stimulus of inflammatory action, or when large enough to interfere with the functions of the tendons, or again when they have undergone certain pathological changes, such as calcification, which is among their tendencies. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
  • Then, once they became what he terms pathological gamers, their grades were more likely to drop, and their relationships with their parents deteriorated. NYT > Home Page
  • In reality, pathologically murderous tyrants are fairly irredeemable.
  • Perhaps it comes down to a pathological lack of self-doubt and a gift for lending that trait to others, at least for a while. Times, Sunday Times
  • Results: Pelvic inflammatory diseases, abortion, IUD, pelvic cavity operation, tubal ligation and pathological changes of reproductive system have evident effect on ectopic pregnancy.
  • A programme of testing several thousand pathological specimens of appendixes and tonsils was started.
  • According to humoral theory, the body comprised of the four humours blood, phlegm, choler, and melancholy; and pathological conditions are the result of humoral abnormalities.
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