pathologic
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪk/
- Specialized
:
patológico
- Incomplete surgical removal of the pathologic tissue usually renders the patient susceptible to relapse of the disease.
- pathologic examination
- pathologic fracture
- pathologic diagnosis
And boy, on the one hand, that's really noble, but it's your own health is of such little concern to you that it's become pathologic.
- And boy, on the one hand, that's really noble, but it's your own health is of such little concern to you that it's become pathologic.
- I think the other thing that they don't consider in that is pathologic muscle due to metabolic dysfunction will be marbled with fat.
Examples
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Fractures can result from trauma or osteoporosis, or can be pathologic in nature (from cancer).
Academic text (2005) -
Based on these findings, a pathologic diagnosis of malacoplakia was made.
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Finally, the final diagnosis can be difficult because it requires special culture and pathologic studies.
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Several studies have attempted to identify pathologic factors associated with a poor prognosis.
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The choice of procedure is often individualized, based on the pathologic entities present and the experience of the surgeon.
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The results of preoperative localization studies were compared with pathologic findings when possible.
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Collagen remodeling occurs in normal skin, during stress, in pathologic situations, and during wound healing.
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The correlation of SPECT scanning with the pathologic process behind CJD remains to be studied.
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Subjective tinnitus may be caused by several different pathologic mechanisms that may occur within the cochlea.
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The researchers examined the pathologic changes in the tissue samples to understand the disease better.
Synonyms
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3.7
Having an illness or infection that makes it not healthy
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7.5
Relating to disease or its study
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7.7
Relating to or caused by illness
Relating to illness or how illnesses develop
Compounds
How Pathologic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pathologic comes from the Greek word pathos meaning 'suffering' or 'disease', and the root patho- is the same one you see in pathology meaning 'study of disease' and in sympathy meaning 'feeling for someone'. So, pathologic describes something that is caused by or connected to disease.