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

Timms’ cause of death was determined to be multiple stab wounds to the chest, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

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She weighed 71 pounds and had a “Shhh” tattoo on her finger, according to the medical examiner.

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County medical examiner, and her death is being investigated by the robbery-homicide detectives of the Los Angeles Police Department.

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The New York medical examiner “found unambiguous diagnostic evidence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also known as CTE, in the brain tissue of the decedent,” according to a statement.

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New York City's chief medical examiner said the shooter's autopsy confirmed that he had "low-stage CTE" and the diagnosis was "unambiguous".

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