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

Examples of pathologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

State pathologists have said many of the exhumed victims died of starvation, but some showed signs of strangulation. — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Perez-Biliskov, 36, is a medical speech-language pathologist. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

The infant’s death was a homicide caused by suffocation, according to a Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office pathologist. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

Shira Fischer, a physician who works in health policy in Boston, sought a speech pathologist for her child in 2022, when virtual appointments became the norm because of Covid-19. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

pathology + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pathologist

• apologist
• biologist
• ecologist
• ethnologist
• geologist
• hydrologist
• neurologist
• oncologist
• philologist
• psychologist
• technologist
• urologist

Kids Definition

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