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Term: pathological

adjective

1. relating to or involving pathology, the study of diseases.

Examples:

1. The doctor conducted a pathological examination of the tissue sample.
2. She has a pathological fear of spiders.

2. compulsive or obsessive.

Example:

1. John's pathological need for order makes him constantly tidy up his apartment.

3. relating to behavior that is abnormal or deviant.

Examples:

1. The criminal’s actions were deemed pathological by the court.
2. The therapist helps patients identify and address their pathological behaviors.

4. (informal, colloquial) extremely unacceptable or outrageous.

Examples:

1. His joke was totally pathological; nobody found it funny.
2. The company's decision to lay off workers without any notice was pathological.

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• Pathology Textbooks
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