medical examiner

English

Alternative forms

• ME (initialism)

Noun

medical examiner (plural medical examiners)

1. (law) A physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government.

   Synonyms: coroner, forensic scientist

2. (aviation) A physician who examines pilots to ensure that they are medically fit to fly.

Translations

a physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government

• French: médecin légiste (fr) m
• Greek: ιατροδικαστής (el) m or f (iatrodikastís)
• Hungarian: halottkém (hu), boncmester (hu), boncnok (hu), igazságügyi orvosszakértő
• Spanish: médico legista m or f

See also

• autopsy
• forensic medicine