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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That also assist pathologists with autopsies as needed.
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Noah Daly
may 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
Muirhead was a forensic pathologist in Glasgow, Scotland, who worked in a local mortuary.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Jurors heard from Tanner Horner’s former pastor and a speech-language pathologist who recently evaluated the defendant in jail as defense attorneys continued to press their case at Horner’s capital murder trial Monday in Tarrant County.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, defense attorneys negotiated jury instructions, tried to get charges dismissed against some of their clients and attempted to get additional witness testimony in, such as a pathologist to advance their argument that a bullet taken from the president’s forearm had been planted.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noah Daly
may 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
Muirhead was a forensic pathologist in Glasgow, Scotland, who worked in a local mortuary.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Jurors heard from Tanner Horner’s former pastor and a speech-language pathologist who recently evaluated the defendant in jail as defense attorneys continued to press their case at Horner’s capital murder trial Monday in Tarrant County.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, defense attorneys negotiated jury instructions, tried to get charges dismissed against some of their clients and attempted to get additional witness testimony in, such as a pathologist to advance their argument that a bullet taken from the president’s forearm had been planted.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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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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