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pathologic process

pathologic process

6.2
A change in the body caused by disease
  • noun
  • /ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪk ˈprɔsɛs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : proceso patológico
  • It will also detect any pathologic processes, such as periodontal disease and odontogenic cysts.

Examples

  • Because inflammation is already part of the pathologic process, additional inflammation is an undesirable side effect that should be minimized or counteracted.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Doctors are studying how a pathologic process can lead to chronic pain in patients.

  • Therefore, they are associated with a biologic or pathologic process.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Individual investigators have proposed classification of heart failure biomarkers according to the pathologic process they indicate.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In other words, statistics derived from this study are comparable to those related to neuropathy from pathologic processes.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The correlation of SPECT scanning with the pathologic process behind CJD remains to be studied.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Two patients (7%) had a clearly visible, ongoing pathologic process underlying findings that were identifiable on MRI.

    Academic text (2008)
  • "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.

    Blog text (9)
  • 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?

    Academic text (2005)
  • An understanding of the pathologic process is essential for developing effective treatments for diseases.

Synonyms

pathological process
vspathologic process
  • Specialized
5.1

A change in the body that happens because of disease

is the alternative form with identical meaning but different spelling

How Harmful

destructive
243 4.2
degenerative
  • Specialized
24 7.8
pathologic process
  • Specialized
6.2
adaptive
33 4.9
bodily process
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

pathologic + process

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'.