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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Medical examiner testifies in Penny trial Judge Jeanine Pirro breaks down the first two days of testimony from the forensic pathologist who examined Jordan Neely after his subway chokehold death.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Sending the pathologists complete reports in preparation for autopsies was Taylor’s job, Riffle wrote, not law enforcement’s.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Abby had one seven-inch-long wound on the side of her neck, pathologist Roland Kohr testified.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
McClain weighed 143 pounds but was given a higher dose of ketamine than recommended for someone his size and overdosed, according to Adams County coroner's office pathologist Stephen Cina.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Sending the pathologists complete reports in preparation for autopsies was Taylor’s job, Riffle wrote, not law enforcement’s.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Abby had one seven-inch-long wound on the side of her neck, pathologist Roland Kohr testified.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
McClain weighed 143 pounds but was given a higher dose of ketamine than recommended for someone his size and overdosed, according to Adams County coroner's office pathologist Stephen Cina.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Sep. 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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