pathologist
/pəˈθɑlədʒɪst/
noun
- A doctor who studies diseases by examining body tissues, fluids, and organs to understand their cause and effect.
- Pathologists often work in hospital laboratories, helping other doctors make accurate diagnoses.
- The pathologist analyzed the biopsy sample to determine if the tumor was cancerous.
- After the autopsy, the pathologist concluded that the cause of death was a heart attack.
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