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medical examiner

noun

Definition of medical examinernext
as in doctor

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Recent Examples of medical examiner The medical examiner found the fetus had normal development for 20 weeks' gestation, weighing less than a pound. — Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Anyone with information about the human remains is asked to call the medical examiner's office at 928-679-8775. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 As demands for answers grew in the days before Ratliff was charged, Brackney said police had to wait for the medical examiner to make its ruling. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, which doubles as the region’s medical examiner, did not immediately respond to a request for information. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical examiner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical examiner
  1. doctor
  2. family physician
  3. physician
  4. family doctor
  5. coroner
  6. pathologist
  7. family practitioner
  8. doc
Noun
  • Your doctor may also recommend eating more iron-rich foods, such as red meat, poultry and fish, as well as legumes, leafy greens, seeds and nuts.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Talk to his doctors, his social worker, and the aides about other options.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • In some cases, added Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, a family physician based in Pennsylvania, a result may not be useful regardless of how accurately it’s interpreted.
    — Cathy Cassata, HEALTH, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But the homes can’t have a doctor of their own on staff, and a family physician working for the state will be required to visit them once a month.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of family physician
Noun
  • The painting is dedicated to Leo Eloesser, a San Francisco Bay Area physician who helped Kahlo with her chronic pain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In 2008, a jury found in favor of the two physicians remaining in the case.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of physician
Noun
  • Instead, Lizzie claimed to be menstruating, which was confirmed by her family doctor, and the pail was never examined.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Talk to your family doctor or reach out to organizations that specialize in mental health and suicide prevention.
    — Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of family doctor
Noun
  • Hayden Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugs, according to a coroner’s report.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The students were found dead at their homes on and off the campus in Oxford, and autopsies are being scheduled, CNN affiliate WAPT reported, citing the Lafayette County coroner, to whom CNN has reached out.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of coroner
Noun
  • The jury also heard from a forensic pathologist hired by Wells’ family to conduct an independent autopsy.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The pathologist determined Ashley died from multiple gunshot wounds to the head.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pathologist
Noun
  • And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
    — Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of family practitioner
Noun
  • On other screens, new docs about Edward Said and Jorge Luis Borges reconstruct lives of the greats.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
  • As true-crime docs and procedurals frequently remind us, female serial killers are far, far harder to find than their male counterparts, so this series is already starting from a road less traveled.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of doc

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“Medical examiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20examiner. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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