PATHOLOGIST Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

pathologist

noun

Definition of pathologist

as in doctor

a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death

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Recent Examples of pathologist The necropsy was preformed by veterinary pathologists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 Veterinary pathologists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance performed the necropsy, Fish and Wildlife said in a joint statement with the wildlife alliance and the raptor center. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 During an intraoperative evaluation, a pathologist rapidly freezes, slices and analyzes a tissue sample while the patient is still on the operating table to provide the surgical team with immediate feedback. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 There, a pathologist, a Massachusetts State Police photographer, and Frank Ciaccio of the [National Transportation Safety Board] are present for the autopsies. — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pathologist

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Noun

Jamarr Cole shows us both the hopes and the desperation in Guy’s dreams, while Alejandro Cirino finds an appealingly weary nobility in his doctor.

— Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
When my only pair of sandals broke alighting from the landing craft on Ua Huka, Aranui staff directed me to the ship’s French doctor, who fixed it with tape from his medical bag.

— Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of doctor

Noun

Andrews, the Senate’s first female physician and first pediatrician, credits her stance on gun control to her experience treating children who have unintentionally shot themselves after finding an unsecured firearm.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2026
Since Melanie Federline’s arrest, details in the arrest warrant about loose pills and the use of allergy medicine in the home as a sleep aid have alarmed physicians and child welfare experts.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of physician

Noun

The driver of the passenger vehicle, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was Charles Halliday, of Evanston, according to the coroner’s office.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
The Riverside County coroner's office later identified the victims as 29-year-old Levi Pimentel of Aurora, Illinois, and 56-year-old Georgia Jean of Box Elder, South Dakota.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of coroner

Noun

Dane then met with another neurologist, who sadly couldn’t provide any answers.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
Edo Richard, a neurologist in the Netherlands who serves on an independent advisory group to the European Medicines Agency, balks at that distinction.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of neurologist

Noun

That’s why pediatricians and nutrition experts routinely encourage parents to keep offering fruits and vegetables, even when kids turn them down.

— Priya Fielding-Singh, STAT, 11 Nov. 2026
Parents whose babies have already been discharged should contact their pediatrician promptly for advice on whether and how it can be administered later.

— Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of pediatrician

Noun

The final days of legendary video games studio BioWare will be told in a doc from Shane Fennessey and Adam Scorgie for Canada‘s Super Channel.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Deranged Minds Entertainment has announced a feature-length doc on an iconic scream queen.

— William Earl, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of doc

Noun

Jeffrey Millstein is an internist and regional medical director for primary and specialty care at Penn Medicine.

— Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
Cara developed new symptoms over the course of the summer, including unexplained vomiting, and so her parents took her to see an internist in August.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

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