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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The idea is that districts could better coordinate and share some of the more expensive and difficult-to-find resources, such as speech language pathologists or school psychologists.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
The program partnered with the school for the Cookies and Cocoa Caravan for the fourth time, according to Alisa Crawley, Milwaukee College Prep Lloyd Street Campus speech and language pathologist and Kids in the Kitchen director and founder.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Samuel Orton was a pathologist and neuropsychiatrist who, in the nineteen-twenties, noticed that people who had suffered left-hemisphere brain injuries had reading difficulties that were similar to those of certain bright children who underperformed in school.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The release said a forensic pathologist will determine the cause of death.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
The program partnered with the school for the Cookies and Cocoa Caravan for the fourth time, according to Alisa Crawley, Milwaukee College Prep Lloyd Street Campus speech and language pathologist and Kids in the Kitchen director and founder.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Samuel Orton was a pathologist and neuropsychiatrist who, in the nineteen-twenties, noticed that people who had suffered left-hemisphere brain injuries had reading difficulties that were similar to those of certain bright children who underperformed in school.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The release said a forensic pathologist will determine the cause of death.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 10 Jan. 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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