pathologist

Noun
US[puh-thol-uh-juhst]/pəˈθɑlədʒəst/4 syllables
Synonyms: diagnostician

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Noun (1)pathologists

  1. a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosisSynonyms: diagnosticianType of specialist, medical specialistKinds etiologist, aetiologistExamples Rous, Paget, Landsteiner, Florey, Virchow
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

pa·thol′o·gist noun

Origin: Cf. F. pathologiste.

One skilled in pathology; an investigator in pathology; as, the pathologist of a hospital, whose duty it is to determine the causes of the diseases.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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