Pathologic Definition & Meaning

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

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