pathologist

CEFRB2

/pəˈθɑlədʒəst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A doctor who studies diseases by examining body tissues and fluids.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

Examples

  • Mennad isn't scared of dead bodies. He's a forensic pathologist.

  • Tom is a forensic pathologist.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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In context

  • Are you the pathologist?

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The blank studied the tissue sample to identify the disease.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From pathology + -ist.