Doctors who study diseases by examining tissue samples, blood, and organs to find what's causing an illness.
From Greek 'pathos' (disease, suffering) and 'logos' (study), plus '-ist' (one who practices). The term became common in medical science during the 1800s.
Pathologists are medical detectives—they examine clues like cell mutations and tissue changes to solve mysteries of why people get sick, and their work saves lives through early disease detection.
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