patológico
pathological
adjective pah-toh-LOH-hee-koh Rare
Origin: From Greek pathos (suffering) + logos (study).
Also means
morbid
Usage Note
Patológico describes something caused by or relating to disease (mentira patológica = pathological lie), or more loosely, something excessive or obsessive. It agrees in gender: patológica, patológicos, patológicas. The noun form is patología and the field is patología clínica.
Examples
"Su miedo a los gérmenes es casi patológico."
Natural Translation
His fear of germs is almost pathological.
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