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

Two bodies were recovered in rural Texas County Sunday, and the Oklahoma chief medical examiner's office is still working to identify the bodies. —Josh Dulaney, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024

At the request of the family, authorities have not released the name of the victim, who was identified by the medical examiner's office Monday, according to Unified Command. —Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024

Although the specific circumstances surrounding her death continue to remain mysterious, a medical examiner determined officially that Carrillo had been murdered soon after the body was discovered. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024

Trey was taken to the medical examiner's office to undergo an autopsy, the police department added. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

The Ramsey County medical examiner’s office determined Nguyen died of a closed-head injury and ruled his death a homicide. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2024

The press release about Mobley’s death said the State Bureau of Investigation will conduct an in-custody death investigation, and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death. —Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024

Their deaths have largely gone unnoticed, ending up as statistics inside annual state reports on child deaths or in records kept by county medical examiners. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024

The medical examiner’s office determined the man died between 6 months and 5 years prior to the discovery of the body, but investigators weren’t able to identify the remains, according to the release. —Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 3 Apr. 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