clinical vs pathological

clinical

adj
  • Objective; analytical. 

  • Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation). 

  • Cool and emotionless; in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way. 

  • Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic. 

  • Precise. 

noun
  • A medical student's session spent in a real-world nursing environment. 

pathological

adj
  • Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle. 

  • Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder. 

  • Pertaining to pathology. 

  • Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance. 

How often have the words clinical and pathological occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )