pathologic

/,pæθə'lɔdʤik/ Cách viết khác : (pathological) /,pæθə'lɔdʤikəl/

Thân thiện

A doctor examines a pathologic tissue sample under a microscope.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to pathology: Of or pertaining to the scientific study of the nature, causes, and effects of diseases.
   • Caused by or indicative of disease: Describing a condition, process, or tissue that is altered, produced by, or manifests disease.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The doctor ordered a pathologic examination of the tissue sample. (This means the examination was related to the study of disease.)
  • The scan revealed pathologic changes in the lung structure. (This describes changes caused by disease.)
  • His fatigue was a pathologic symptom of the underlying condition. (This indicates the symptom was a manifestation of disease.)

Advanced Usage

• "Pathologic fracture": A bone break that occurs due to underlying disease weakening the bone, rather than from significant trauma.
  • The patient's osteoporosis led to a pathologic fracture of the hip.

Variants and Related Words

• Pathological (adj): This is the more common variant and is interchangeable with 'pathologic' in most contexts, though 'pathological' is more frequent in general use.
  • She specialized in pathological anatomy.
• Pathology (n): The science of the causes and effects of diseases.
• Pathologist (n): A medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing disease by examining tissues and fluids.

Synonyms

• Morbid: Pertaining to or caused by disease (often used in medical contexts like 'morbid anatomy').
• Diseased: Affected with disease.
• Abnormal: Deviating from what is normal, often used in a clinical sense.

Notes on Meaning

• The term is primarily used in medical, scientific, and clinical contexts. It is neutral and descriptive, not inherently implying severity.
• It can describe both the of disease (the first definition) and the of disease (the second definition). Context usually makes the specific meaning clear.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to the practice of pathology
   • pathological laboratory
2. caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
   • diseased tonsils
   • a morbid growth
   • pathologic tissue
   • pathological bodily processes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pathological
• diseased
• morbid