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

Bryar’s cause of death is still being investigated by the local medical examiner. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024

Cameron Day, 16, was riding his bike home from band practice in the 600 block of Southwest 67th Avenue in Pembroke Pines just before 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, through the rain and lightning, the medical examiner’s investigation report said. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024

Fisher asked the medical examiner, Kelly Kobylanski, in an e-mail on November 15th. —Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

The medical examiner's department didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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