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pathological

path·o·log·i·cal [ pàthə lójjik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. extreme: uncontrolled or unreasonable
a pathological fear of heights

2. of disease: relating to disease, or arising from disease

3. of pathology: relating to pathology, or used in pathology

[Late 17th century. < Greek pathologikos< pathos "disease"]

path·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
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