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pathologic

adjective

  1. of or relating to pathology
  2. altered or caused by disease
  3. being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā) Ancient Greek παθολογίᾱ (pathologíā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek πᾰθολογῐκός (păthologĭkós)der. English pathologic From Ancient Greek παθολογικός (pathologikós), corresponding to pathology + -ic.

  1. Caused by or related to disease, pathology.