noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.
2. 2
   a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anesthesiologistcardiologistchiropodistdermatologistdiagnosticiandiagnostician

Example

More examples

"The team included forensic pathologist Fadil Sadiq."

Etymology

From pathology + -ist.

Related phrases

speech pathologist

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