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

Authorities did say that additional information will be released once the three individuals are identified, and when the medical examiner determines their cause of death. —Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 June 2026

The medical examiner determined the cause of death to be lidocaine toxicity. —Katie Houlis, CBS News, 19 June 2026

The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled that Jones died due to multiple gunshot wounds in a homicide. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

The medical examiner's office said that the cause of death for Parker and Paisley was drowning, and their manner of death was accidental. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

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