| 单词 | pathological |
| 释义 | pathological (once / 3848 pages) 1adj 2adj If something is caused by a physical or mental disease, it is pathological. Someone with a pathological compulsion for cleanliness might scrub the floors for hours every night. Pathological comes from a Greek word, pathologikos, which means “treating of diseases” — pathos means "suffering." Anyone who studies or works with diseases, from their causes to their symptoms, identifies how the disease affects its victims, in other words, its pathological effects. Remember that this is a medical distinction. If a person has, for example, obsessive-compulsive disorder, his or her repetitive actions are pathological. WORD FAMILYpathological: pathologically+/pathologist: pathologists/pathology: pathologic, pathological, pathologies, pathologist USAGE EXAMPLES“The difficulty in keeping weight off reflects biology, not a pathological lack of willpower affecting two-thirds of the U.S.A.,” he said. New York Times(May 02, 2016) The problems are the sociological, the pathological, the political and the legal. New York Times(Apr 23, 2016) Despite sharing similar symptoms, there are important pathological distinctions between the two main forms of IBD. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) 1 adj of or relating to the practice of pathology 2pathological laboratory Syn pathologic 1adj caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition a pathological liar a pathological urge to succeed Syn neurotic, psychoneurotic affected with emotional disorder 2adj caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology pathological bodily processes Syn diseased, morbid, pathologic unhealthy not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind |
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