medical examiners

noun

plural of medical examiner
as in physicians

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  1. physicians
  2. doctors
  3. pathologists
  4. coroners
  5. medics
  6. docs
  7. pediatricians
  8. obstetricians
Noun
  • If retatrutide, or reta, becomes widely available, people should work with their physicians to determine what dose—and which drug, if any—is right for them, Seeley says.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Broader cultural adoption driven by testimonials like Smith’s, and tighter clinical guardrails as physicians push back on unsupervised extended fasts.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of physicians
Noun
  • Her doctors were transparent that some add-ons might help some people, while others, inexplicably, might see no benefit.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Just before the child turned 2, doctors estimated their developmental age to be around 6 weeks.
    — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctors
Noun
  • Just as Grossman had to reconstruct the camp at Treblinka after attempts to erase it, so Littell methodically — at times forensically, through interviews with pathologists, survivors and grave diggers — recreates the killings in Bucha.
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In another lesson, Gowitt explained how X-rays help forensic pathologists find bullets inside a body before an examination.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pathologists
Noun
  • High fees, but ‘no discretion’ – in theory Pennsylvania law establishes high fees for coroners’ records – $500 per autopsy report, plus an additional $100 each for toxicology and coroner–investigator reports.
    — Jonah Walters, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The committee working on the legislation includes seven county coroners and a deputy coroner; representatives of city, county and state law enforcement agencies; a deputy county prosecutor; a county commissioner and a tribal member.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of coroners
Noun
  • Officers rendered emergency medical aid to Cromwell until medics arrived, police said.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • He was dropped off to an area where medics were staged and treated for cold water exposure, and released at the scene.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of medics
Noun
  • 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
  • Twelve are documentaries, marking a real moment for Basque docs at this installment.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of docs
Noun
  • Primary care physicians and pediatricians who have longstanding relationships with patients and families need to feel comfortable prescribing buprenorphine, addiction doctors said.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Separately, the pediatricians recommend a vaccine-like medication for those infants whose moms weren't vaccinated and some other high-risk babies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pediatricians
Noun
  • This would fund training, equipment, and teleconsultation so rural facilities without obstetricians can handle delivery emergencies.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Traditionally, obstetricians were required to be on call when their patients went into labor.
    — Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstetricians
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“Medical examiners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20examiners. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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