pathologist
noun
pa·thol·o·gist
pə-ˈthä-lə-jist 
pa-
: 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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Homicide detectives on Tuesday arrested Nathaniel Rowland on suspicion of murder after a forensic pathologist concluded the death was a homicide and Rowland’s wife was found to have a defensive hand wound.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024
But the pathologist was willing to attribute the broken jaw only to a hard impact.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024
But the pathologist was willing to attribute the broken jaw only to a hard impact.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
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pathologist
noun
pa·thol·o·gist
pə-ˈthäl-ə-jəst
pa-
: a specialist in pathology
Medical Definition
pathologist
noun
pa·thol·o·gist
pə-ˈthäl-ə-jəst, pa-
: 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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