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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Bullets struck Jones’ head, neck, torso, arms and legs, testified Dr. Mark Shelly, a pathologist who performed an autopsy.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
This experimental essay interweaves three stories: a female director reconstructing the life of a dead transgender woman through film; an intimate study of the filmmaker’s family, who also dealt with a missing relative; and the testimony of forensic pathologist Karen Quintero.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Each area of prostate cancer may have a different grade, so pathologists pick the two areas that make up most of the cancer.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025
The speech pathologist at Stony Point North Elementary told her local school board in May that her family is begging her to get a new job.
—Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
This experimental essay interweaves three stories: a female director reconstructing the life of a dead transgender woman through film; an intimate study of the filmmaker’s family, who also dealt with a missing relative; and the testimony of forensic pathologist Karen Quintero.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Each area of prostate cancer may have a different grade, so pathologists pick the two areas that make up most of the cancer.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025
The speech pathologist at Stony Point North Elementary told her local school board in May that her family is begging her to get a new job.
—Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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