medical examiners

medical examiner

n. Abbr. ME

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.

See coroner.

medical examiner

Forensic medicine A medical doctor–MD or DO–who performs postmortem examinations on decedents; MEs are public officials appointed by a particular jurisdiction–usually a state whose chief responsibility is to investigate and provide official interpretation regarding the manner and possible cause(s) of unexplained deaths. See Forensic pathology. Cf Coroner.

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Defence lawyer Fatima Al Hawaj cross-examined two medical examiners at the court yesterday.

Voices told me to kill by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)

Aside from homicide investigations, medical examiners fill an important role in the public health system by tracking disease outbreaks or the emergence of new health threats, she said.

County gets its own medical examiner again by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Two part-time medical examiners will make up the staff, along with two mortuary technicians and one administrative manager.

New medical examiner's office to open; Murray promises to push for ... by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

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