pathologist

[puh-thah-luh-jist]

noun

1. a person who studies or works in pathology.

2. a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing diseases.

3. Also called forensic pathologist. a medical doctor whose specialty is determining why someone died by examining their body.

Example Sentences

But with the authorities severely under-resourced - there is only one pathologist in a country that has a population of 8.9 million - it is often impossible to gather the evidence needed to track down the culprits.

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"What is happening in Gaza is an international forensic emergency," said Michael Pollanen, a forensic pathologist and professor at the University of Toronto.

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Up to 31,000 registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, pharmacists, midwives, physician assistants, rehab therapists, speech language pathologists and other specialists are involved in the planned five-day strike.

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“I hate to say it, but we probably picked this time to actually avoid some of the traffic on our road,” Seymour, a speech-language pathologist, said by phone from France.

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As the pathologist at the scene observes: “This is a strange kind of do.”

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