El patólogo forense
Example: El patólogo forense examinó las pruebas para aclarar el caso.
Definition
"El patólogo forense" is a medical professional who examines bodies and tissue samples to determine cause of death, especially in suspicious or unexplained cases, often assisting legal investigations by providing expert analysis of forensic evidence.
Etymology
The term "el patólogo forense" combines 'patólogo', derived from the Greek 'pathos' meaning suffering and 'logos' meaning study, referring to a specialist in diseases, with 'forense', from Latin 'forensis', meaning 'of the forum' or 'public', indicating its association with legal or judicial contexts.
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"El patólogo forense" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medical Professions - (C1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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the forensic pathologist