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medical examiner
noun
1.
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.
2.
a physician retained by an insurance company, industrial firm, or the like, to give medical examinations to its clients or employees.
Origin:
1840–50
1840–50
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World English Dictionary
| medical examiner | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly (US) Compare coroner 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 |
| 2. | a physician who carries out medical examinations |
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medical examiner n.
Abbr. ME
A physician officially authorized by a governmental unit to ascertain causes of deaths, especially those not occurring under natural circumstances.
A physician who examines employees of a particular firm or applicants for life insurance.
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