Pathologically
Pathologically is an adverb derived from the adjective pathological. In medical contexts, pathological pertains to pathology, the branch of medicine that studies disease, including diseased tissue, abnormal anatomy, or mechanisms of illness. As an adverb, pathologically modifies a verb or adjective to indicate that a feature or process is related to disease or to pathological change.
Etymology and sense have two main strands. The medical sense derives from pathology and denotes things observed
Usage and examples. In clinical writing, pathologically can appear in phrases such as pathologically confirmed, pathologically
Limitations. Because pathological has clinical implications, pathologically should be used with care outside medical contexts to
See also: Pathology, Pathologist, Pathological liar, Pathological gambling.