medical examiner

noun

: 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

Examples of medical examiner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Cook County medical examiner’s office and Cicero police identified the man as Anthony Avila-Puebla, 31, of Cicero. —Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025

Tarrant County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as 43-year-old Sean Tarron Allen. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025

The New York medical examiner's office said in a statement Thursday that the cause of death remains undetermined. —Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025

Foul play is not suspected and the medical examiner is currently investigating the death, per police. —David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for medical examiner

• interlaminar
• laminar

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