patología

pathology

noun pah-toh-loh-HEE-ah Rare

Origin: Greek pathos (suffering) + logos (study)

Also means

disease

Usage Note

Patología covers both the medical discipline (the study of disease) and, informally, any specific illness or disorder — doctors in Spanish commonly say tiene una patología crónica where English might say 'a chronic condition.' The adjective patológico extends to non-medical contexts meaning obsessive or unhealthy (celos patológicos).

Examples

"El médico diagnosticó una patología cardíaca grave."

Natural Translation

The doctor diagnosed a serious heart pathology.

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