| 释义 |
path·o·log·i·cal
\|pathə|läjə̇kəl, -jēk-\ adjective
or path·o·log·ic \-jik, -jēk\
Etymology: French pathologique, from Middle French, from Greek pathologikos of the study of the passions, from pathologia study of the passions + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at pathology
1. : of, relating to, for the purposes of, or concerned with pathology
< pathological laboratory >
< pathological garden >
< a pathological anatomist >
2. : diseased : altered by disease
< pathological tissue >
3. : caused by pathology
< pathological changes >
: being manifestations of disease
< pathological bodily processes >
4. Kantianism : of or relating to passion (sense 4); specifically : instinctually or sensuously determined : passional
Synonyms: see unwholesome |