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 pathologist and primary care doctor has a practice in Conyers, about a 25-mile drive southeast from Atlanta.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Cuts to another nearly 50 special education paraprofessionals, about two dozen teachers, a dozen instructional aides, social work specialists, speech and language pathologists, program assistants and specialists, and administrators positions were also approved.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
On Friday, jurors also heard from physician pathologist Garrey Faller who testified about the test of Read's blood for alcohol on Jan. 29, 2022, the morning O'Keefe was found dead.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
One pathologist left open the possibility of a manner of death other than accident, the determination of two other pathologists.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Cuts to another nearly 50 special education paraprofessionals, about two dozen teachers, a dozen instructional aides, social work specialists, speech and language pathologists, program assistants and specialists, and administrators positions were also approved.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
On Friday, jurors also heard from physician pathologist Garrey Faller who testified about the test of Read's blood for alcohol on Jan. 29, 2022, the morning O'Keefe was found dead.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
One pathologist left open the possibility of a manner of death other than accident, the determination of two other pathologists.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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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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