pathologic process
- noun
- /ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪk ˈprɔsɛs/
- Specialized
- It will also detect any pathologic processes, such as periodontal disease and odontogenic cysts.
Examples
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Because inflammation is already part of the pathologic process, additional inflammation is an undesirable side effect that should be minimized or counteracted.
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Doctors are studying how a pathologic process can lead to chronic pain in patients.
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Therefore, they are associated with a biologic or pathologic process.
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Individual investigators have proposed classification of heart failure biomarkers according to the pathologic process they indicate.
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In other words, statistics derived from this study are comparable to those related to neuropathy from pathologic processes.
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The correlation of SPECT scanning with the pathologic process behind CJD remains to be studied.
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Two patients (7%) had a clearly visible, ongoing pathologic process underlying findings that were identifiable on MRI.
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"There is some growing evidence that in neurodevelopment, this could be part of a pathologic process; this could lead to behavioral-type syndromes," Hertz-Picciotto said.
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Dr. Antonelli: What are the mechanisms of hearing loss after the inner ear is violated by, say, a pathologic process or an iatrogenic semicircular canal transection?
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An understanding of the pathologic process is essential for developing effective treatments for diseases.
Synonyms
A change in the body that happens because of disease
How Harmful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'pathologic' (associated with disease) + 'process' (a sequence of changes), so it denotes a process caused by or related to disease. This adjective+noun combination is a regular, transparent formation found across languages (e.g., 'proceso patológico'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Pathologic process comes from doctors watching how an illness makes a chain of changes in the body. The word pathologic means linked to disease and process shows a series of steps, so the phrase means 'a set of body changes caused by disease'.