Pathologist vs. Coroner

Pathologistnoun

An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

Pathologistnoun

One skilled in pathology; an investigator in pathology; as, the pathologist of a hospital, whose duty it is to determine the causes of the diseases.

Pathologistnoun

a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis

Coronernoun

A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, cases of treasure trove, and debris from shipwrecks.

Coronernoun

A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.

Coronernoun

The administrative head of a sheading.

Coronernoun

An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred.

Coronernoun

a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

Coroner

A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death, and to investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within the coroner's jurisdiction. In medieval times, English coroners were Crown officials who held financial powers and conducted some judicial investigations in order to counterbalance the power of sheriffs or bailiffs.