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Pathologist vs Coroner - What's the difference?

pathologist | coroner |

As nouns the difference between pathologist and coroner

is that pathologist is an expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose while coroner is a public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths.

pathologist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

    • coroner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths.
  • (Canada, US) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
  • The administrative head of a sheading.

    • Hyponyms

    * (who presides over an inquest) medical examiner, ME (if he performs autopsies)

    External links

    * ("coroner" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * crooner ----