Patologisesti

Patologisesti is a Finnish adverb meaning "pathologically" or "in a pathological manner." It is derived from the adjective patologinen (pathological) and is used to describe actions, states, or findings that relate to disease or that deviate from what is considered normal in a way associated with pathology. In medical writing it can indicate that a process or observation is due to disease; in everyday language it is often used figuratively to emphasize extreme, irrational, or compulsive characteristics.

Etymology: The word comes from patologia (pathology) and the adjective-forming suffix -inen; the adverbial suffix -isesti yields patologisesti. The root patologia traces to Greek pathologia ("the study of suffering"), from pathos ("suffering") and -logia ("study").

Usage: In clinical Finnish, patologisesti describes disease-related phenomena, for example pathologically altered tissue or a pathologic process. In nonmedical contexts, the adverb is often used figuratively to stress extreme or irrational behavior, such as patologischinen riippuvainen (pathologically dependent) or patologisesti ahne (pathologically greedy).

Related terms include the noun patologia, the adjective patologinen, and the English loanword pathological.