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medical examiner
noun
Examples of medical examiner in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The heart attack that killed longtime KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was due to coronary artery disease, the Los Angeles County medical examiner said this week.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The gunman who killed four law enforcement officers in April after a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force tried to serve a warrant was shot 12 times and died from the gunshot wounds, according to a North Carolina medical examiner’s report.
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Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2024
The initial medical examiner's report said Mitchell was homeless, however the family refuted that.
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David Clarey, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The medical examiner is now determining Hamric’s exact cause of death, but the sheriff’s office does not suspect foul play, The News & Observer reported.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Medical examiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20examiner. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
medical examiner
noun1
: a usually appointed public officer with duties similar to those of a coroner but who is required to have specific medical training (as in pathology) and is qualified to conduct medical examinations and autopsies
2
: a physician employed to make medical examinations (as of applicants for military service or of claimants of workers' compensation)
3
: a physician appointed to examine and license candidates for the practice of medicine in a political jurisdiction (as a state)
Legal Definition
medical examiner
noun
med·i·cal examiner
: a public officer who determines the necessity of and conducts autopsies
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