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PATHOLOGICAL PROCESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
Synonyms:
pathologic process; pathological process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("pathological process" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pathological process"):
feminisation; feminization (the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration)
infection ((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)
metastasis (the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body)
neoplasia (the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor)
pathogenesis (the origination and development of a disease)
