| Meaning | Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition. |
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| Narrower | acidosis | abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues |
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| adhesion | Abnormal union of bodily tissues |
| alkalosis | abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues |
| angiopathy | Any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts |
| ankylosis, anchylosis | Abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint |
| anoxemia | abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood |
| aphagia | Loss of the ability to swallow |
| arteriectasis, arteriectasia | An abnormal distension of an artery |
| arthropathy | A pathology or abnormality of a joint |
| ascites | accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity |
| asynergy, asynergia | absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously |
| asystole, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest | absence of systole |
| atelectasis | Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants) |
| atherogenesis | The formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis |
| autoimmunity | production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body |
| azoturia | excess of urea in the urine |
| azymia | absence of an enzyme |
| bacteremia, bacteriemia, bacteriaemia | transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood |
| carotenemia, xanthemia | excess carotene in the blood stream |
| cartilaginification | Abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues |
| coprolalia | An uncontrollable use of obscene / obscene language |
| cyst | A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure |
| demineralization, demineralisation | Abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) |
| diverticulosis | presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon |
| dysfunction, disfunction | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group |
| endometriosis, adenomyosis | The presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus |
| fibrosis | Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ |
| fluorosis | A pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water) |
| flux | excessive discharge of liquid / liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea) |
| gammopathy | A disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins |
| gangrene, sphacelus, slough | necrotic tissue |
| glossolalia | repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) |
| hemochromatosis, iron-storage disease, iron overload, bronzed diabetes | pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues |
| hydronephrosis | accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter |
| hyperbilirubinemia | abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood |
| infarct, infarction | localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply |
| lesion | Any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part |
| lipomatosis | pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body |
| lithiasis | The formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ |
| lymphadenopathy | chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease) |
| macrocytosis | The presence of macrocytes in the blood |
| malacia | A state of abnormal softening of tissue |
| mastopathy, mazopathy | Any pathology of the breast |
| myopathy | Any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction |
| neuropathy | Any pathology of the peripheral nerves |
| osteoporosis | Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium |
| otorrhea | Discharge from the external ear |
| palilalia | A pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated / repeated |
| priapism | Condition in which the penis is continually erect |
| pyorrhea, pyorrhoea | Discharge of pus |
| reflux | An abnormal backward flow of body fluids |
| rhinopathy | Any disease or malformation of the nose |
| sarcoidosis | A chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands |
| sclerosis, induration | Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue |
| stasis | An abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid / liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped |
| stenosis, stricture | Abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway |
| uremia, uraemia, azotemia, azotaemia | accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine |
| uropathy | Any pathology of the urinary tract |
| varicosis | pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins |
| viremia, viraemia | The presence of a virus in the blood stream |
| volvulus | Abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction |
| Broader | ill health, unhealthiness, health problem | A state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain |
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| Spanish | patología |
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| Catalan | patologia |
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| Adjectives | pathologic, pathological | caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology |
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| pathological | caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition |
| Nouns | pathologist | a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis |
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