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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Older ligustrum trees become susceptible to what pathologist call cankers.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
She was subsequently also directed not to practice as a speech-language pathologist in California, where she has been licensed since 2016, while the criminal case is pending.
—City News Service, Daily News, 19 May 2026
In it, the pathologists described what steps the doctors and nurses took to try to save the babies.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
In January 2004, Busby suffocated Laura Lee Crane with 36 feet of two brands of tape, the pathologist who performed her autopsy testified at Busby’s capital murder trial in Tarrant County.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
She was subsequently also directed not to practice as a speech-language pathologist in California, where she has been licensed since 2016, while the criminal case is pending.
—City News Service, Daily News, 19 May 2026
In it, the pathologists described what steps the doctors and nurses took to try to save the babies.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
In January 2004, Busby suffocated Laura Lee Crane with 36 feet of two brands of tape, the pathologist who performed her autopsy testified at Busby’s capital murder trial in Tarrant County.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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