Pathological Definition & Meaning

pathological
adjective
  1. of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory"
  2. caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed"
  3. caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"

"Pathological" in song lyrics

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  • "sub cm lymph nodes about the carina are not pathological"
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  • "definition of pathological"
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  • "define pathological"
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