pathological state

/ˌˈpæθəˌlɑdʒəkəl steɪt/

Other forms: pathological states

Definitions of pathological state

1. noun

   a physical condition that is caused by disease
   types:

   health problem, ill health, unhealthiness

   a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain

   dyscrasia

   an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body

   illness, malady, sickness, unwellness

   impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

   invalidism

   chronic ill health

   biliousness

   gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder

   infection

   the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

   pathology

   any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

   affliction

   a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

   harm, hurt, injury, trauma

   any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

   softness, unfitness

   poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)

   type of:

   physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state

   the condition or state of the body or bodily functions