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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Sills said pathologists determined the couple drowned but are awaiting a toxicology report before releasing their findings.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Gridley, 60, abused at least eight students while working as a speech and language pathologist at Prairie Park, according to court documents and the Lawrence Police Department.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
He was hired in 2013 as a forensic pathologist and in 2017 was promoted to chief forensic pathologist, according to spokesperson Kim Nava.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Tovar is currently working as a forensic pathologist in the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office, Chuck Westerheide, a spokesperson for that county, said Tuesday.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Gridley, 60, abused at least eight students while working as a speech and language pathologist at Prairie Park, according to court documents and the Lawrence Police Department.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
He was hired in 2013 as a forensic pathologist and in 2017 was promoted to chief forensic pathologist, according to spokesperson Kim Nava.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Tovar is currently working as a forensic pathologist in the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office, Chuck Westerheide, a spokesperson for that county, said Tuesday.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 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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