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 Another pathologist held up the foot; like a ray of light through a keyhole, the shrapnel had passed all the way through. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023 Darby, our lens into this rarefied world, learned a lot about dead bodies from her father (Neal Huff), a forensic pathologist, and spent her youth collaborating with like-minded detectives on Reddit and other forums trying to identify Jane Does that seem like homicides. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023 Forensic pathologist Vitaliy Levchenko picked his way through them, hands resting in the pockets of his white lab coat. James Marson, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2023 Lori Vallow Daybell: Everything to Know About the Idaho Mom Convicted of Killing Her 2 Kids Dr. Garth Warren, a forensic pathologist, said J.J. was asphyxiated with a plastic bag and duct tape over his mouth, according to East Idaho News, KTVB reporter Alexandra Duggan and Fox 10. Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023 That hideaway lies below the city morgue where mother Olena now works as a pathologist. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023 According to American Medical Association data, 71 percent of pathologists are 55 or older, as are 65 percent of cardiovascular specialists, 62 percent of psychiatrists and 61 percent of orthopedic surgeons. Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023 An internist, a psychiatrist, a surgeon and a pathologist go duck hunting. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2023 The test can produce correct results, said Dr. Christopher Milroy, a forensic pathologist with the Eastern Ontario Regional Forensic Pathology Unit and a professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2023 See More

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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

Dictionary Entries Near pathologist

Cite this Entry

“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

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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