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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Six other doctors — including five pathologists — evaluated the patient’s tissue samples and disagreed with Cole’s diagnosis, the filing alleged.
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Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
In just the last two weeks, three gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay, one of which was described by veterinarians and pathologists at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito as skinny and malnutritioned.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Some had ignored public health advice and listened to people who said vaccines were harmful — including a local pathologist who promoted COVID-19 vaccine skepticism and ineffective treatments, then won appointment to a public health board alongside Labrador.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Sills said pathologists determined the couple drowned but are awaiting a toxicology report before releasing their findings.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
In just the last two weeks, three gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay, one of which was described by veterinarians and pathologists at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito as skinny and malnutritioned.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Some had ignored public health advice and listened to people who said vaccines were harmful — including a local pathologist who promoted COVID-19 vaccine skepticism and ineffective treatments, then won appointment to a public health board alongside Labrador.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Sills said pathologists determined the couple drowned but are awaiting a toxicology report before releasing their findings.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 2 May. 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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