pathological state
- noun
- /ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl steɪt/
- Specialized
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estado patológico
- We discuss the recently appreciated diversity of neutrophils and argue that this diversity is important for the support of tissue homeostasis but can be co-opted to perpetuate pathological states.
Examples
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Patients experiencing a pathological state often require specialized treatment to address their underlying conditions.
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Yet such research increasingly shows pathological states present in the normal population.
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However, there are limitations that should be considered when using this technology, such as motion artifacts and samples with low contrast caused by pathological states (Moritani et al. 2000).
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Their intensity and duration are determined by the prolonged duration or frequent repetition of the pathological state creating the experience, not by brief short-term anomalies in the environment.
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The doctor explained that her frequent headaches were a pathological state resulting from her stress levels.
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After months of illness, he was finally diagnosed with a pathological state affecting his immune system.
Synonyms
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An illness that harms the body or mind and causes symptoms
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The study of diseases and a disease or other body problem
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A deep moral problem that harms a person or society
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally built from 'pathological' (connected with disease) modifying 'state' (a condition), so the overall meaning — a condition caused by disease — is directly derivable from the parts. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English composition, making it understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Pathological state comes from a simple idea about illness. Pathological comes from a Greek word meaning 'suffering' or 'disease' and state means a 'condition', so the phrase describes a bodily 'condition' caused by disease.