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medical examiner
noun
From the M-W Editors
First Known Use of medical examiner
1877
MEDICAL EXAMINER Defined for English Language Learners
medical examiner
noun
Definition of medical examiner for English Language Learners
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: a public official who examines the bodies of dead people to find the cause of death
Medical Dictionary
medical examiner
noun
medical Definition of medical examiner
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)
Law Dictionary
medical examiner
noun
med·i·cal examiner
legal Definition of medical examiner
:a public officer who determines the necessity of and conducts autopsies
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