medical examiner

noun

a physician or other person trained in medicine who is appointed by a city, county, or the like, to perform autopsies on the bodies of persons supposed to have died from unnatural causes and to investigate the cause and circumstances of such deaths.
a physician retained by an insurance company, industrial firm, or the like, to give medical examinations to its clients or employees.

medical examiner

noun

a medical expert, usually a physician, employed by a state or local government to determine the cause of sudden death in cases of suspected violence, suicide, etc Compare coroner
a physician who carries out medical examinations

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Word History and Origins

Origin of medical examiner¹

First recorded in 1840–50

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Moreno fell asleep on the car ride home, and when she arrived home she stayed asleep and was transitioned into her bed, according to the medical examiner’s office.

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Despite the medical examiner’s office determining that they died of natural causes, an investigation from the Miami Herald found evidence of what experts called “questionable medical care” for the two immigrants.

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He had been rushed to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center but was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to medical examiner’s records.

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The Los Angeles County medical examiner has not identified the man and said autopsies for the two decedents are not being released yet.

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The man’s identity has not been released, and his official cause of death is pending investigation from the San Francisco medical examiner’s office.

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