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medical examiner
noun
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First responders at the scene found a person dead inside one of the vehicles and the Philadelphia medical examiner’s office has now positively identified that man as 37-year-old Steven Dreuitt from Philadelphia.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The person who died will be identified by the medical examiner.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled his death a homicide, caused by multiple gunshot wounds.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Additional remains were found during recovery efforts Monday and are being identified by the Washington chief medical examiner's office, Washington Fire and EMS Assistant Chief Gary Steen said at a news briefing Monday evening.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
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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 13 Feb. 2025.
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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