Pathologic Function
pathologic process
[ path-uh-loj-ik pros-es, proh-ses ]
Subclass of:
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Definitions related to pathologic processes:
  • (pathologic process) A biologic function or a process having an abnormal or deleterious effect at the subcellular, cellular, multicellular, or organismal level.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (pathologic process) Abnormal mechanisms and forms involved in the dysfunctions of tissues and organs.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The abnormal mechanisms and forms involved in the dysfunctions of tissues and organs.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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