pathologist
noun
pa·thol·o·gist
pə-ˈthä-lə-jist 
pa-
: a specialist in pathology
specifically
: a physician who interprets and diagnoses the changes caused by disease in tissues and body fluids
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Jurors heard from Tanner Horner’s former pastor and a speech-language pathologist who recently evaluated the defendant in jail as defense attorneys continued to press their case at Horner’s capital murder trial Monday in Tarrant County.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, defense attorneys negotiated jury instructions, tried to get charges dismissed against some of their clients and attempted to get additional witness testimony in, such as a pathologist to advance their argument that a bullet taken from the president’s forearm had been planted.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician in private practice, and Jila Khorsand, a pathologist with a large medical group, both relinquished their medical licenses shortly after their daughter's death and have disputed Scott's claims.
—Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Barbara Deer was a speech language pathologist for nearly two decades at Chicago Public Schools, CEO of the consulting company Metamorphosis Health and headed the nonprofit Juneteenth Illinois.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, defense attorneys negotiated jury instructions, tried to get charges dismissed against some of their clients and attempted to get additional witness testimony in, such as a pathologist to advance their argument that a bullet taken from the president’s forearm had been planted.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician in private practice, and Jila Khorsand, a pathologist with a large medical group, both relinquished their medical licenses shortly after their daughter's death and have disputed Scott's claims.
—Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Barbara Deer was a speech language pathologist for nearly two decades at Chicago Public Schools, CEO of the consulting company Metamorphosis Health and headed the nonprofit Juneteenth Illinois.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathologist. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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pathologist
noun
pa·thol·o·gist
pə-ˈthäl-ə-jəst
pa-
: a specialist in pathology
Medical Definition
pathologist
noun
pa·thol·o·gist
pə-ˈthäl-ə-jəst, pa-
: a specialist in pathology
specifically
: a physician who interprets and diagnoses the changes caused by disease in tissues and body fluids
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