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 Benton County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation for the case, and the remains found in the Buick have been sent to a medical examiner’s office for examination. —Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025

Maxey was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, according to the medical examiner’s office. —Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025

Tavares police said detectives are working with the local medical examiner to determine Jenkins’ cause of death. —Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025

Following autopsies performed on Thursday, a medical examiner determined Adams died from blunt injury to her head with neck compression, according to the Hartford Courant. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 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