medical examiner

noun

1. 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.

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

medical examiner

noun

1. 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, etc Compare coroner

2. a physician who carries out medical examinations

Word History and Origins

Origin of medical examiner¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The county's medical examiner has said her body was "severely decomposed" when it was found and has deferred making a ruling on how she died - an investigation they say could take months.

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Mooney’s cause of death was determined to be “homicidal violence” likely caused by asphyxiation, according to Brice Hunt, a medical examiner with the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

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Still, a medical examiner initially ruled Smith’s death the result of a hit-and-run.

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The medical examiner’s office didn’t respond to a request for more information.

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And if you’re playing as a medical examiner, be prepared to get a glimpse at a mini puppet morgue.

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