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Recent Examples of medical examiner from the Web
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The victim has not been identified yet by the Cook County medical examiner.
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The area was blocked off by crime scene tape and CSI vans and medical examiner vehicles were on scene.
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The medical examiners office concluded Couillard died of heroin and ethanol intoxication.
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The medical examiner is expected to determine the cause of death.
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The drowning happened shortly before 3 p.m. in the 500 block of Edgewood Lane, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner.
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Online records on the medical examiner’s website indicate Pedroza died of blunt force injuries and thermal trauma.
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Winter said further details of the medical examiner’s findings would be available once a full medical report is transcribed.
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Jayden's body is still in the custody of the medical examiner.
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First Known Use of medical examiner
1877
MEDICAL EXAMINER Defined for English Language Learners
medical examiner
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
medical Definition of medical examiner
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: 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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