Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word closest in meaning to the word in bold.

Pathological

  1. Pertaining to disease

  2. Pertaining to death

  3. Perpetual

  4. None of these

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Explanation

'Pathological' means relating to or caused by disease. In medicine, it refers to conditions or processes that are diseased or abnormal. The prefix 'path-' comes from Greek 'pathos' meaning disease or suffering. 'Pertaining to disease' is the correct meaning.

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