| Word | pathognomonic (pathognomic) |
|---|---|
| Definition | adj. Characteristic of a disease; a sign, symptom, or test result with a very high predictive value. |
| Sentence | Because a copy theory of perception views images as replicating the external world, then divergences between image and external referent are taken as pathognomic, as developmentally inferior to those images which faithfully copy natural or social reality. |
| Source | Invisible Guests, Mary Watkins, p. 60 |
Tags: source::invisibleguests, topic::imagination, topic::psychology
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