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pathological
has definitions from the field of pathology
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[ adjective ] (pathology) of or relating to the practice of pathology
Synonyms Examples "pathological laboratory" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)Similar results might be expected from the influence of drugs or pathological conditions that limit iodide trapping , or organification , or accelerate thyroglobulin proteolysis . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)After this brief discussion of neo - , paleocortical , and cortico-hypothalamic relations , let us return once_more to the problem of hypothalamic balance and its physiological and pathological significance . Before we comment further on these pathological conditions , we should remember that changes in the state of the hypothalamus within physiological limits distinguish sleep from wakefulness . The fundamental differences between physiological and pathological states of parasympathetic ( and also of sympathetic ) dominance remain to be elucidated . In our attempt to interpret the emotions in their physiological and pathological range , we emphasized the importance of the degree of activity of the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the hypothalamic system and their influence on the inhibitory and excitatory systems , respectively . |
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[ adjective ] caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
Examples "a pathological liar" "a pathological urge to succeed" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)The foregoing remarks imply that the hypothalamic balance plays a crucial role at the crossroads between physiological and pathological forms of emotion . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
Synonyms Examples "diseased tonsils" "a morbid growth" "pathologic tissue" "pathological bodily processes" Related terms |
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