medical examiner

noun

A physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government.

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coronerforensic scientist
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Meanings

nounmedical examiner (plural medical examiners)

plural medical examiners · alternative ME

  1. lawA physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government.

    Synonyms: coroner, forensic scientist

  2. aeronauticsA physician who examines pilots to ensure that they are medically fit to fly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government.

Similar
coronerforensic scientist

More synonyms by meaning

nouna public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

Similar
coroner
Broader
investigator
Also see
coroner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic طَبِيب شَرْعِيّ, طَبِيب عَدْلِيّ
  • طَبِيب شَرْعِيّ (ṭabīb šarʕiyy)a physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
  • طَبِيب عَدْلِيّ (ṭabīb ʕadliyy)a physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
French médecin légiste
  • médecin légistea physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
German Gerichtsmediziner
  • Gerichtsmedizinera physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
Greek ιατροδικαστής
  • ιατροδικαστής (iatrodikastís)a physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
Hungarian halottkém, boncmester
  • halottkéma physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
  • boncmestera physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
  • boncnoka physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
  • igazságügyi orvosszakértőa physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
Italian medico legale
  • medico legalea physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
Spanish médico legista
  • médico legistaa physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
Turkish adli tabip
  • adli tabipa physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government
Cite this entry
APA

medical examiner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20examiner

MLA

“medical examiner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20examiner. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medical examiner,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20examiner.

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