pa·thol·o·gist (p -th l  -j st)n. A specialist in pathology who practices chiefly in the laboratory as a consultant to clinical colleagues. |
Pathologist
A doctor who specializes in the anatomic (structural) and chemical changes that occur with diseases. These doctors function in the laboratory, examining biopsy specimens, and regulating studies performed by the hospital laboratories (blood tests, urine tests, etc). Pathologists also perform autopsies.
Mentioned in: Colonoscopy, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Biopsy, Skin Biopsy, Thyroid Biopsy
pathologist
[pəthol′əjist]
a physician specializing in the study of disease. A pathologist usually specializes in autopsy or in clinical or surgical pathology.
pathologist
a specialist in pathology.
pathologist
A physician trained in evaluating tissues–surgical pathology, cells–cytology and/or lab medicine-clinical pathology, to render a diagnosis Average salary $190 K. See Cytologist/cytopathologist, Dermatopathologist, Forensic pathologist, Hematopathologist, Histopathologist, Immunohematopathologist, Immunopathologist, Neuropathologist, Speech pathologist.
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