incurable vs pathological

incurable

adj
  • Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless. 

  • Irremediable, incorrigible. 

noun
  • One who cannot be cured. 

pathological

adj
  • Pertaining to pathology. 

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

  • Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle. 

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

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