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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In 2022, the BLS reported that health care occupations with particularly high concentrations of women included speech-language pathologists (98 percent), dental hygienists (96 percent), dental assistants (94 percent), and nursing assistants (90 percent).
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Blunt force head injuries caused Sayson’s death, a Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office pathologist concluded.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated November 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Nov. 2025
With the first scientific review of its kind now published, von Konrat hopes more forensic pathologists and law enforcement officials will add bryophytes to their list of potentially telltale sources of evidence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2025
Plant pathologists are making progress on early warning systems for farmers.
—Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Blunt force head injuries caused Sayson’s death, a Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office pathologist concluded.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated November 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Nov. 2025
With the first scientific review of its kind now published, von Konrat hopes more forensic pathologists and law enforcement officials will add bryophytes to their list of potentially telltale sources of evidence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2025
Plant pathologists are making progress on early warning systems for farmers.
—Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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