PATHOLOGIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pathologic mean? 

• PATHOLOGIC (adjective)
  The adjective PATHOLOGIC has 2 senses:

1. caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

2. of or relating to the practice of pathology

  Familiarity information: PATHOLOGIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PATHOLOGIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

Synonyms:

diseased; morbid; pathologic; pathological

Context example:

pathological bodily processes

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)

Derivation:

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the practice of pathology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

pathologic; pathological

Context example:

pathological laboratory

Pertainym:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

Derivation:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

 Context examples 

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of melanoma of the uvea, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.

(Melanoma of the Uvea Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

Damage to the aorta from traumatic or pathologic processes.

(Aortic Injury, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no pathologic M0 for mucosal melanoma of the head and neck.

(Mucosal Melanoma of the Head and Neck Pathologic Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of adrenal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.

(Adrenal Cancer Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic process consisting in proliferation of blood vessels in abnormal tissues or in abnormal positions.

(Neovascularization, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It includes non-neoplastic inflammatory, reactive, or metaplastic pathologic processes.

(Negative for Gastric Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of mucosal melanoma of the head and neck, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.

(Mucosal Melanoma of the Head and Neck Pathologic TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v6 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.

(Nasal Cavity and Ethmoid Sinus Cancer Pathologic Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v6, NCI Thesaurus)

A term referring to the clinical or pathologic observation of a tumor extension from its original site of growth to another anatomic site.

(Metastatic, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of melanoma of the conjunctiva, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.

(Melanoma of the Conjunctiva Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)