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

Abugharbieh, 26, faces charges including domestic violence-simple battery, domestic violence-false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report death to the medical examiner’s office or law enforcement, unlawfully hold or move a human dead body in unapproved conditions. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

On April 10, Cresencio Molano Canseco, 57, was hit by a car on Douglas Drive in Oceanside, according to the medical examiner. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

Celeste was killed by multiple penetration wounds, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office. —Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

According to a statement from the medical examiner, the hold was initiated by the Los Angeles Police Department, barring the release on the cause and manner of death and the report until further notice. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Apr. 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