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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Elsbeth and Kaya are suspicious of Roselyn, even after Valentina’s quick assessment — supported by the medical examiner — that Claude’s death was a terrible accident. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 The medical examiner's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 To understand how the suicides occurred, The New York Times and The Desert Sun interviewed dozens of people including current and former jail employees, relatives of the dead, independent medical examiners and civil rights lawyers. —Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 As of Tuesday, a cause of death had not been established as police await an autopsy report from the medical examiner’s office. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 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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