MEDICAL EXAMINER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

medical examiner

noun

Definition of medical examiner

as in doctor

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Recent Examples of medical examiner Moïse was shot at least a dozen times according to testimony from Haiti’s medical examiner, who testified last week as Sanon’s trial got under way. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 After reviewing the California Highway Patrol’s investigation, deputy coroners and the medical examiner determined Whittmore’s death would be classified as a suicide. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The medical examiner also ruled the manner of death an accident. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The city’s medical examiner later determined that a puncture wound found in the 41-year-old woman’s back and compression of her neck caused her death, which was ruled a homicide. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical examiner

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Bruni said the pope's doctors would decide if there were any changes expected to his discharge date.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
At the time, doctors didn’t believe it was linked to her vision loss.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 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

As an emergency physician, what is so maddening about a case like hers is that the medicine is not mysterious.

— Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Yesterday, Allessandra DiCorato profiled cancer biologist and first-year resident physician Neal Carleton, whose work is focused on improving treatment for older patients with breast cancer.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 9 Oct. 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

Last month, the county medical examiner-coroner’s office classified Aurora’s death as a homicide.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office’s coroner division was expected to release her name after notifying her next of kin.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of coroner

Noun

During an intraoperative evaluation, a pathologist rapidly freezes, slices and analyzes a tissue sample while the patient is still on the operating table to provide the surgical team with immediate feedback.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Richard Armitage plays this very brilliant forensic pathologist.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of pathologist

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