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

A pathologist found they had died by homicide by unspecified means, including the use of Nortriptyline, an antidepressant, the prosecution said.

From BBC

A pathologist told the court he had died from a "stab wound of the heart".

From BBC

A pathologist found they had died by homicide by unspecified means, including the use of Nortriptyline, the prosecution said.

From BBC

A UK forensic pathologist told the inquest this could not be determined and criticised the treatment of her body which involved her organs inexplicably being dissected prior to repatriation.

From BBC

“The songs are really catchy,” said Hollingsworth, 41, a speech language pathologist who lives in Littleton, Colo. “Also the characters’ vulnerability being their strength — that strong friendship — it’s a very powerful message.”

From Los Angeles Times