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 The city's ShotSpotter program captured at least two gunshots, with the medical examiner later determining one struck Batista in the chest. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Sguros presented himself to the medical examiner’s office as West’s friend, though there is no indication that Sguros knew West, according to the sheriff’s office. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 Bell also secured a fourth revenue stream for a time by working as a medical examiner for an insurance company. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 The medical examiner will determine the official cause and manner of death. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical examiner

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Noun

Murphy said doctors diagnosed him with a small hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleed in the brain.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
As the science continues to advance rapidly, treating metastatic breast cancer is becoming an art, with doctors weighing which treatments to use, in what combinations and in what order, to get the longest benefit.

— Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 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

One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
The rate of emigration by physicians has nearly doubled since the twenty-tens.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 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

Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, died instantly from multiple blunt force injuries, an autopsy found, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office and coroner’s office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
For coroner, Owens was leading in her attempt to ascend to the coroner’s office once again, by a margin of 5,000 votes.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of coroner

Noun

One of the docs, Father’s House, uses actors, namely Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik and Emma Sehested Høeg, for reenactments of former members’ experiences inside the controlling Christian sect.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
As a result, there are usually at least two international docs nominated each year; in the 2023 lineup, all five nominees were from outside the United States.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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