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 procession carried his body from the medical examiner's office in Boston to a funeral home in Peabody. —Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 8 May 2026

Her husband was declared deceased at the hospital, according to the County of Los Angeles medical examiner. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

The Cook County medical examiner’s office determined Torbick died of strangulation in a homicide. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026

To be certified, an individual must be employed by a medical examiner or coroner jurisdiction and have experience conducting medicolegal death investigations. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 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