medical examiner

noun

Definition of medical examinernext
as in doctor

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Recent Examples of medical examiner The cause of death was not available Thursday and will be determined later by a medical examiner, McCabe said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 This all means that the toxicology report and the medical examiner’s review is paramount in an overdose death, and those take time and resources. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 Crump also called on the district attorney to release the full autopsy report from the medical examiner’s office. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026 Due to the ongoing death investigation, the [deputy medical examiner] cannot disclose what testing and/or studies were requested. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 21 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
  • But this year, new vaccine options are available, and doctors are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement urging doctors to offer medications for opioid use disorder to adolescent and young adult patients who needed them.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 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
  • That is the reality physicians must be willing to acknowledge.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In June, a humanitarian physician with ALIMA also tested positive after returning to France from one of the virus hot spots.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 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
  • Samuel was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a San Bernardino County coroner’s news release.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The coroner’s statement, released more than a month after Panettiere died unexpectedly at 36, also said an autopsy found no evidence of trauma that contributed to her death.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of coroner
Noun
  • Edwards, a cardiac pathologist, believed anatomy still had lessons to teach and secrets to reveal.
    — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Edwards is a UMass-Amherst graduate who was originally a speech pathologist and in 2001 founded the Jonathan Edwards Winery with his parents, Bob and Karen.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 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
  • What happened with trying to convince Terry Dubrow and Nely Galán to be in the doc?
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The opportunities are in docs for now, but Sloss told Deadline that members are already asking about potential investment in non-doc projects.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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