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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Stuart is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and lives in San Diego.
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Kelly Stuart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Weiner maintained the patient had terminal cancer for 11 years and said a pathologist and post-mortem medical examiner missed the disease.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 21 Mar. 2025
Between 2007 and 2017, the US and Canadian pathologist population declined by 17.5%.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Kelly Stuart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Weiner maintained the patient had terminal cancer for 11 years and said a pathologist and post-mortem medical examiner missed the disease.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 21 Mar. 2025
Between 2007 and 2017, the US and Canadian pathologist population declined by 17.5%.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Fan-favorite Annette Badland reprises her role as pathologist Dr. Fleur Perkins, and Fiona Dolman returns as Barnaby’s wife, Sarah.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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