LookItUppathological
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ · UK /ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
pathological means: Connected with or caused by a physical or mental illness.
adjective
Connected with or caused by a physical or mental illness.
- He has a pathological fear of dirt.
- Doctors found pathological changes in her lungs.
- Her gambling became pathological and damaged her relationships.
Connected with the medical study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body.
- The tissue needs pathological examination.
- The doctor reviewed the pathological findings.
- Pathological analysis of the sample confirmed the diagnosis.
Having unusual properties that are difficult to understand or work with, especially in mathematics.
- This is a pathological function.
- The proof fails for certain pathological cases.
- She constructed a pathological example with surprisingly unusual properties.
Causing unusually serious problems with how correctly or quickly a computer system works.
- This input causes pathological behavior.
- The algorithm becomes slow on pathological cases.
- Engineers tested the system with pathological data that exhausted its memory.
Questions about pathological
What does pathological mean?
Connected with or caused by a physical or mental illness.
What is pathological in other languages?
Türkçe: patolojik · Español: patológico · Français: pathologique · Deutsch: krankhaft · Italiano: patologico · 日本語: 病的な
How do you pronounce pathological?
In American English /ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/; in British English /ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/.
How do you use pathological in a sentence?
He has a pathological fear of dirt. Doctors found pathological changes in her lungs.
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