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

Adair’s death was ruled a homicide by a medical examiner, and a Wyandotte County deputy has been charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025

The medical examiner who performed Laura Hern's autopsy did not find external signs of foul play. —Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025

After conducting autopsies, medical examiners at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory determined Holly Parham's death was the result of a homicide, while David Parham's death was ruled a suicide, the release states. —Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025

During a preliminary exam in December, the county's deputy chief medical examiner testified that Murray's cause of death was neck compression. —Christina Hall, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 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