a scientist who studies the causes of diseases and how they affect people, especially one who studies the causes of a person’s death by performing a post mortem
Synonyms and related words
People who study specific subjects
archaeologist
archeologist
astrologer
pathologist
noun countable
US /pəˈθɑlədʒɪst/
Word Forms
singular
pathologist
plural
pathologists
DEFINITIONS1
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a scientist who studies the causes of diseases and how they affect people, especially one who studies the causes of a person’s death by performing an autopsy