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Webster 1913 Edition

Pathological

{

Pathˊo-log′ic

,

Pathˊo-log′ic-al

, }

Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.

pathologique

.]

1.

Of or pertaining to pathology.

–

Pathˊo-log′ic-al-ly

,

adv.

Definition 2024

pathological

pathological

English

Adjective

pathological ‎(comparative more pathological, superlative most pathological)

(medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
(medicine) Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
(mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
(computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.

Synonyms

(medicine, of a physical or mental disorder): pathologic (US)

Antonyms

(mathematics): well-behaved

Derived terms

pathologically

Translations

pertaining to pathology

Armenian: ախտաբանական (hy) ‎(axtabanakan)
Catalan: patològic
Czech: patologický m
Danish: patologisk (da)
Esperanto: patologia (eo)
Finnish: patologinen (fi)
French: pathologique (fr)
Galician: patolóxico

German: pathologisch (de), krankhaft (de)
Irish: paiteolaíoch
Italian: patologico (it)
Portuguese: patológico (pt)
Romanian: patologic (ro) m, n
Russian: патологи́ческий (ru) ‎(patologíčeskij)
Spanish: patológico (es)
Swedish: patologisk (sv)

relating to or caused by a physical or mental disorder

Catalan: patològic
Czech: patologický m
Danish: patologisk (da), sygelig
Galician: patolóxico

German: pathologisch (de)
Italian: patologico (it)
Russian: патологи́ческий (ru) ‎(patologíčeskij)
Spanish: patológico (es)

mathematics: having counterintuitive properties

computer science: having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour