Patologis

Patologis is an adjective used in several languages to describe something related to pathology or to a disease state. In medical contexts, pathology studies the causes and effects of disease at the tissue, cellular, and molecular levels, as well as the observable changes in organs and fluids. When a finding is described as patologis, it typically refers to tissue changes, such as cells showing abnormal alterations, or to conditions caused by disease rather than normal aging. In clinical writing, phrases like “lesiones patologis” or “procesos patologis” denote disease-related abnormalities.

Patologis is also used in a broader, sometimes figurative sense, to describe behaviors or traits that are extreme or abnormal enough to be regarded as disease-like. Examples include pathological gambling, pathological jealousy, or pathological lying, where the term signals a persistent pattern that disrupts functioning rather than a single, isolated act.

Etymology and related terms: the word derives from Greek pathos, meaning suffering, combined with logos, meaning study. Related concepts include pathology, pathologist, and pathological. The exact usage and connotations of patologis can vary between languages, but it generally centers on abnormality associated with disease processes or with patterns considered clinically significant rather than ordinary variation.