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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More than 1,400 teachers, counselors, psychologists, speech pathologists, nurses and early childhood educators began striking Thursday over pay, benefits and staffing.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The analysis was led by with pathologist Philippe Charlier after he and his team were granted approval by Louis XIV’s descendants Jean d’Orléans and Louis-Alphonse de Bourbon, per the outlet.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
And in 2022, one of my former instructors, the forensic pathologist James Gill, Connecticut’s chief medical examiner, found that children could also be at risk of death.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
United Teachers of Richmond, which represents more than 1,400 educators, psychologists, speech pathologists and other education professionals, is demanding a 10% raise over a period of two years.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The analysis was led by with pathologist Philippe Charlier after he and his team were granted approval by Louis XIV’s descendants Jean d’Orléans and Louis-Alphonse de Bourbon, per the outlet.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
And in 2022, one of my former instructors, the forensic pathologist James Gill, Connecticut’s chief medical examiner, found that children could also be at risk of death.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
United Teachers of Richmond, which represents more than 1,400 educators, psychologists, speech pathologists and other education professionals, is demanding a 10% raise over a period of two years.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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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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