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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Another pathologist held up the foot; like a ray of light through a keyhole, the shrapnel had passed all the way through.
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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
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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
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1650, in the meaning defined above
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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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