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pathol.

pathol.

7.9
Relating to illness or how illnesses develop
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : patológico
  • Doctors observed pathol. changes that indicated the presence of infection.

Examples

  • The report described several pathol. findings in the tissue samples.

  • A pathol. examination was necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

  • The pathol. report revealed significant abnormalities in the tissue.

  • She specializes in pathol. studies at the university.

  • The researchers published a study on pathol. causes linked to the new illness.

  • She consulted her doctor about the pathol. symptoms she had been experiencing.

  • His focus on pathol. processes helped to improve the treatment options available.

Synonyms

pathological
vspathol.
  • Specialized
9 7.5

Relating to disease or its study

is the shortened written form used as an abbreviation
pathologic
vspathol.
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Related to or caused by disease

is the abbreviated written form of that adjective

Surface Forms

pathol. positive

Etymology

Pathol. is short for pathological, from the Greek root path- which comes from the word 'pathos' meaning 'suffering' or 'disease' and the same root appears in sympathy. So pathol. describes something that is caused by or about disease.