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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The pathologist pretty instantly confirms that Bullock only appears to have killed himself — his finger was on the trigger of the gun, but there was also a near-lethal amount of chloroform in his system.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
The cause of Wilson's death has not yet been determined while awaiting the results of the additional forensic testing that was ordered by the pathologist, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office confirmed to ABC News on Friday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
An initial federal court ruling in favor of the city of Elk Grove was overturned by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ordered a new trial, citing false testimony from Jason Tovar, the former chief forensic pathologist for Sacramento County.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
In 1903, German researcher and pathologist Dr. Alois Alzheimer — whom the disease was eventually named after — was searching for foreign researchers who could assist him in brain research at his Royal Psychiatric Clinic lab at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
The cause of Wilson's death has not yet been determined while awaiting the results of the additional forensic testing that was ordered by the pathologist, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office confirmed to ABC News on Friday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
An initial federal court ruling in favor of the city of Elk Grove was overturned by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ordered a new trial, citing false testimony from Jason Tovar, the former chief forensic pathologist for Sacramento County.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
In 1903, German researcher and pathologist Dr. Alois Alzheimer — whom the disease was eventually named after — was searching for foreign researchers who could assist him in brain research at his Royal Psychiatric Clinic lab at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 22 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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