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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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