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pathological | cinchonism |

As an adjective pathological

is (medicine) pertaining to pathology.

As a noun cinchonism is

a pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.

pathological

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
  • (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
  • (mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
  • (computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.

    • Synonyms

    * pathologic

    Antonyms

    * (mathematics)

    Derived terms

    * pathologically

    cinchonism

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia cinchonism)
  • A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.

    • Synonyms

    * quinism, quininism