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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Hudson has since worked with an occupational therapist and speech pathologist to recover.
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
However, her family believed she was murdered, and an independent autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist hired by the Gilberts included findings consistent with strangulation.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
The coroner said the diagnosis was the pathologist's opinion and that the cause of Christie's death would be determined by the coronial process.
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
However, her family believed she was murdered, and an independent autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist hired by the Gilberts included findings consistent with strangulation.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
The coroner said the diagnosis was the pathologist's opinion and that the cause of Christie's death would be determined by the coronial process.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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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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