as in doctor
a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death
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Recent Examples of pathologist
There were proliferations of bulbs that looked like something a pathologist might worry about and striations that might have been crops seen from above.
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Ortiz is a licensed speech pathologist in California.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The conclusion of the medical examiner’s office was challenged by forensic pathologist Michael Baden, a former medical examiner in New York City who was hired by Epstein’s estate and his brother to review his death.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists are the health care professionals who evaluate and treat swallowing disorders.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Ortiz is a licensed speech pathologist in California.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The conclusion of the medical examiner’s office was challenged by forensic pathologist Michael Baden, a former medical examiner in New York City who was hired by Epstein’s estate and his brother to review his death.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists are the health care professionals who evaluate and treat swallowing disorders.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathologist
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At four months old, doctors diagnosed him with a large ventricular septal defect (VSD) between the left and right ventricles in his heart, as well as pulmonary hypertension.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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After Fowler was taken to the hospital, doctors found antifreeze in his system — causing significant damage to his internal organs.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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When the test showed microscopic blood loss, his physician recommended a colonoscopy.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Florida nonprofit Veterans Cannabis Care addresses this directly, absorbing 100% of both physician and state certification fees for qualifying veterans.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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The sheriff's office said the coroner in neighboring Santa Cruz County will conduct the forensic examination on the inmate and will determine cause of death.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The coroner's office has not yet released the child's name or age.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
29 Mar. 2026
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Last year the radiologist saw something else on my MRI, and I was diagnosed with stage 1A triple-positive breast cancer.—
Jessica Keller,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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Fulgham said there are AI tools that double check radiology scans to identify risk factors that a human radiologist might have missed.—
Emily Brindley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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She was supposed to see a neurologist after a hospital stay, but the home couldn’t find one for her.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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My neurologist ordered MRIs and neuropsychological testing, which showed cognitive decline.—
Shon Lowe,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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An adolescent with severe menstrual pain and vomiting may first present to a pediatrician.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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The diocese mentioned that a local pediatrician in Ave Maria was offering MMR vaccination through extended hours at her office and local house visits.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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This stems from federal income tax liabilities from 2000, 2001 and 2012, per the docs.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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The film features Roher, who won an Oscar for his 2022 doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, interviewing AI titans like Altman, Anthropic’s Daniela and Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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There are important cultural differences between an internist struggling to treat patients in a private-equity conglomerate and a John Deere machinist on strike because of layoffs.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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The concept of food as medicine isn’t new, said Dr. Jaclyn Albin, an internist and director of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Culinary Medicine Program.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologist. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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