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
Examples of pathologist in a Sentence
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Homicide detectives on Tuesday arrested Nathaniel Rowland on suspicion of murder after a forensic pathologist concluded the death was a homicide and Rowland’s wife was found to have a defensive hand wound.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024
But the pathologist was willing to attribute the broken jaw only to a hard impact.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
After special education, districts said other areas of greatest concern were, in descending order: math, career and technical education, science and speech-language pathologists.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Her body was so decomposed that medical officials were unable to determine exactly what killed her, the forensic pathologist later testified at trial, but her death was ruled a homicide.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
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Of those, only 34 positive DNA matches to surviving family members have been made, said Kenya’s chief pathologist, Johansen Oduor.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The viral infection, herpesvirus, caused severe tissue damage and inflammation in many organs, including the spleen, liver, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, and brain in Flaco’s body, veterinary pathologists concluded.
—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
To reach this conclusion, Ms. Pearlman worked with a New Jersey pathologist, Dr. Peter Speth, who evaluated records from the crime scene and autopsy, which showed that all the boy’s organs other than the heart and liver were missing.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
On Saturday, initial necropsy findings from Bronx Zoo pathologists said that Flaco seemed to have been eating well.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024
But the pathologist was willing to attribute the broken jaw only to a hard impact.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
After special education, districts said other areas of greatest concern were, in descending order: math, career and technical education, science and speech-language pathologists.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Her body was so decomposed that medical officials were unable to determine exactly what killed her, the forensic pathologist later testified at trial, but her death was ruled a homicide.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
Related article ‘Is my mum dead or not?’: Son fears mother may be among Kenya starvation cult victims
Of those, only 34 positive DNA matches to surviving family members have been made, said Kenya’s chief pathologist, Johansen Oduor.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The viral infection, herpesvirus, caused severe tissue damage and inflammation in many organs, including the spleen, liver, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, and brain in Flaco’s body, veterinary pathologists concluded.
—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
To reach this conclusion, Ms. Pearlman worked with a New Jersey pathologist, Dr. Peter Speth, who evaluated records from the crime scene and autopsy, which showed that all the boy’s organs other than the heart and liver were missing.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
On Saturday, initial necropsy findings from Bronx Zoo pathologists said that Flaco seemed to have been eating well.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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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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