pathologicaladjective
uk/ˌpæθ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌpæθ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/pathological adjective (NOT CONTROLLED)
informal (of a person) unable to control part of their behaviour; unreasonable:
I've got a pathological fear of heights.
Anthony's a pathological liar.
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Science of psychology & psychoanalysis
- commit
- committal
- Freudian
- gestalt
- id
- inkblot test
- Jungian
- Oedipal
- psych
- psycho
- psychoanalyse
- psychological
- repression
- shock therapy
- shrink
- subliminal
- superego
- trance
- transference
- word association
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pathological adjective (DISEASE)
relating to or caused by a disease:
a pathological condition/complaint
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Medical studies & the people who study them
- anatomist
- apothecary
- audiology
- dietitian
- epidemiological
- epidemiology
- etiology
- geriatrician
- gerontologist
- gerontology
- hematology
- mannikin
- obstetrician
- obstetrics
- oculist
- ophthalmology
- paediatrics
- pediatrician
- pharmacologist
- physiotherapist
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pathologically
adverb uk/ˌpæθ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌpæθ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl.i/