pathological
playSimple Definition of pathological
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: extreme in a way that is not normal or that shows an illness or mental problem
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medical : relating to or caused by disease
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: of or relating to the study of diseases : relating to pathology
Variants of pathological
Examples of pathological
He is a pathological liar.
She has a pathological fear of heights.
pathological changes in the body
1688
First Known Use of pathological
1688
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pathological
playMedical Definition of pathological
1: of or relating to pathology <a pathological laboratory>
2: altered or caused by disease <pathological tissue>; also : indicative of disease <pathological lesions>
Variants of pathological
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