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 leg was collected by the Imperial County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Unit and sent to a forensic pathologist for examination.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Through a microscope, pathologists can see a great deal about a tumor.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
One physician shared that the tool found critical information buried in the records of a cancer patient, which helped a team including six pathologists to give a definitive diagnosis.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
The official cause of death will be determined by a forensic pathologist.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Through a microscope, pathologists can see a great deal about a tumor.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
One physician shared that the tool found critical information buried in the records of a cancer patient, which helped a team including six pathologists to give a definitive diagnosis.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
The official cause of death will be determined by a forensic pathologist.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 27 Feb. 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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