PATHOLOGIST Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

pathologist

noun

Definition of pathologist

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 Marie Anyiam, a speech pathologist in the district, lives across the street from Kennedy High School with her two young children. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 Investigators and forensic pathologists who responded found remains in various states of decomposition. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 To be clear, Heather Owens was also a lab technician and a veterinarian-pathologist. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The review, led by pathologist and biomedical researcher Dudley Lamming and published in the journal Cell Press Blue, examined more than 350 studies involving humans, mice, insects, yeast, and other organisms. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pathologist

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Noun

According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna is estranged from Robert, who is a doctor in New York.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of doctor

Noun

Lancaster County's coroner told reporters that his office was investigating the death of an infant who tested positive for measles and died from a ruptured spleen, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Although Diamantoni is the coroner for Lancaster County, where both the deceased baby and child lived, the county does not have its own local health department and gets information from the state health department.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of coroner

Noun

Investigators reinterviewed people connected to the case, consulted an independent pediatric radiologist and obtained additional laboratory analysis.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Again, the radiologist recommends follow-up, and again the emergency team appropriately focuses on treating the injuries that brought the patient to the hospital.

— Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of radiologist

Noun

There are no tests that can definitively confirm a diagnosis of PD, but your neurologist might order some tests.

— Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2026
Look for a primary vet who understands special needs pets, and consider having a veterinary neurologist or other specialist available for guidance.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of neurologist

Noun

Others are likely to follow in his footsteps, because docs about the worst day of someone’s life and the terrible things people do to one another is a genre of entertainment that audiences can’t get enough of.

— Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Producer and 10 Lives founder and CEO Daniel Catullo set the stage for such a party by introducing the film and encouraging audience members to get out of their seats during the showing and record clips of the doc.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of doc

Noun

Jeffrey Millstein is an internist and regional medical director for primary and specialty care at Penn Medicine.

— Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
Cara developed new symptoms over the course of the summer, including unexplained vomiting, and so her parents took her to see an internist in August.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

Definition of internist

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