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noun

a physician or other person trained in medicine who is appointed by a city, county, or the like, to perform autopsies on the bodies of persons supposed to have died from unnatural causes and to investigate the cause and circumstances of such deaths.

a physician retained by an insurance company, industrial firm, or the like, to give medical examinations to its clients or employees.

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Origin of medical examiner

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby medical examiner

medical audit, medical certificate, medical diathermy, medical dictionary, medical examination, medical examiner, medical genetics, medicalize, medical jurisprudence, medical law, medical marijuana

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How to use medical examiner in a sentence

She said the medical examiner had ruled out that Oakes’s death was caused by head trauma.
VCU launches review of Greek life after student dies|Justin Jouvenal, Lauren Lumpkin|March 3, 2021|Washington Post
In December, the family sued the officers, the state medical examiner, the three towns where the officers served and the two police chiefs involved in the case.
The first state to pass a law protecting police accused of misconduct may also be the first to repeal it.|Ovetta Wiggins|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
As law enforcement, medical examiners and health-care workers focused on responding to covid-19 cases, some incidents may have not been fully investigated or determined to have been shark attacks.
Sharks killed more people in 2020, but attacks remained ‘extremely low,’ Florida study says|Adriana Brasileiro|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
ProPublica reported that over the summer in Houston, medical examiners saw a spike in the number of people found dead in their homes.
Flattening the curve worked — until it didn’t|Dylan Scott|December 31, 2020|Vox

What has shocked medical examiners in Chicago is the age range — from a 57-year-old deputy police chief to a 9-year-old child.
For months, he helped his son keep suicidal thoughts at bay. Then came the pandemic.|William Wan|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.
Obama’s Pot Policy Is Refer Madness|James Poulos|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But medical experts say being able to take advantage of American health care almost certainly prolonged his life.
Final Chapter for Accused Africa Bomber|Jamie Dettmer|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the medical examiner reported that Brinsley had eaten nothing at all.
Exclusive: Inside a Cop-Killer’s Final Hours|Michael Daly|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Houston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
William Woodville died; a distinguished English physician and medical writer.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
William Hewson died; an eminent English anatomist, and medical author.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He wrote on law, medical jurisprudence and political economy, and translated Justinian and Broussais.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
William P. Dewees, a distinguished medical writer, died at Philadelphia.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for medical examiner

medical examiner

noun

mainly US a medical expert, usually a physician, employed by a state or local government to determine the cause of sudden death in cases of suspected violence, suicide, etcCompare coroner

a physician who carries out medical examinations

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Medical definitions for medical examiner

medical examiner

A physician officially authorized by a governmental unit to ascertain causes of deaths, especially those not occurring under natural circumstances.

A physician who examines employees of a particular firm or applicants for life insurance.