pathologist

noun

pa·​thol·​o·​gist pə-ˈthä-lə-jist How to pronounce pathologist (audio)
pa-
: a specialist in pathology
specifically : a physician who interprets and diagnoses the changes caused by disease in tissues and body fluids

Examples of pathologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Although toxicology tests showed no indication of drug use, the pathologist’s report said that, like other manners of death, poisoning could not be ruled out. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024 No fingerprints Veronica Lee: Right But the state pathologist did provide damning testimony. Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024 At around the same time, the Australian pathologist John Kerr was turning an electron microscope on the cells of rat embryos to make a similar discovery. Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024 The knee replacement parts, hospital time, surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiologist, pathologist–all donated. Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 In 2017, the forensic pathologists there — both of them — quit because the sheriff-coroner was changing their death in custody cases from homicide to accidents or undetermined. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 Hunter has a star witness of his own -- Dr. William Anderson, a forensic pathologist and former medical examiner who reviewed Cayley's autopsy and records for the defense. Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

pathology + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pathologist was in 1650

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Cite this Entry

“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

pathologist

noun
pa·​thol·​o·​gist pə-ˈthäl-ə-jəst How to pronounce pathologist (audio)
pa-
: a specialist in pathology

Medical Definition

pathologist

noun
pa·​thol·​o·​gist pə-ˈthäl-ə-jəst, pa- How to pronounce pathologist (audio)
: a specialist in pathology
specifically : a physician who interprets and diagnoses the changes caused by disease in tissues and body fluids

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