medical examiner

noun

Synonyms of medical examinernext
: a usually appointed public officer whose duties are similar to those of a coroner but who is typically required to have specific medical training (as in pathology) and is qualified to conduct medical examinations and autopsies

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At least 24 people have died between the Eaton and Palisades fires, the Los Angeles County medical examiner said. —Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 Eight people died as a result of the Palisades fire and 16 people died in the Eaton fire, the Los Angeles County medical examiner said in a news release. —John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025 As of Sunday morning, the Los Angeles County medical examiner reported the California wildfire death toll climbed to at least 16 people, including five who died in the Palisades Fire. —Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025 Escorted by dozens of emergency response vehicles, the Burtonsville station 15 firefighter was transported to the medical examiner’s office in Baltimore. —Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for medical examiner 

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First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of medical examiner was in 1877

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Medical Definition

medical examiner

noun
1
: a usually appointed public officer with duties similar to those of a coroner but who is required to have specific medical training (as in pathology) and is qualified to conduct medical examinations and autopsies
2
: a physician employed to make medical examinations (as of applicants for military service or of claimants of workers' compensation)
3
: a physician appointed to examine and license candidates for the practice of medicine in a political jurisdiction (as a state)

Legal Definition

medical examiner

noun
med·​i·​cal examiner
: a public officer who determines the necessity of and conducts autopsies

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