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 Cook County medical examiner’s office, meanwhile, had recorded 276 homicides on the year in Chicago. —Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

Casey’s body was scheduled to be taken to the state medical examiner’s office and his next of kin was notified, the DPS added. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

His body will be sent to the state medical examiner’s office, troopers said. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Four days earlier, 34-year-old Stephen Lemay was killed while driving a motorcycle at a high rate of speed and losing control, according to police and medical examiner records. —David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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