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medical examiner

1. A physician officially authorized by a governmental unit to ascertain causes of deaths, especially those not occurring under natural circumstances.

2. A physician who examines employees of a particular firm or applicants for life insurance.

medical examiner

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US 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

2. (Medicine) a physician who carries out medical examinations

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Noun

medical examiner - a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

coroner

investigator - someone who investigates

Translations

medical examiner n (Am) → medico legale

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