what does pathological mean in medical terms
: extreme in a way that is not normal or that shows an illness or mental problem. medical: relating to or caused by disease. : of or relating to the study of diseases: relating to pathology.
Related to pathologist: clinical pathologist, speech pathologist. (pÄ-thÅlâ²É-jÄ) n. pl. paÂ·tholÂ·oÂ·gies. 1. The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences. Also called pathobiology. 2. The anatomic or functional manifestations of a disease: the pathology of cancer.