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medical examiner

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌmedical exˈaminer noun [countable] American English  a doctor who examines dead people’s bodies in order to find out how they died, especially if they died in a sudden or unusual way 法医;验尸官
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medical examinerA medical examiner took a smear.In his body, the medical examiner said, were traces of antidepressants.Jimmy died of complications of a blow to the stomach, according to the medical examiner.The medical examiner has not said whether pepper spray was responsible.The medical examiner said the cause of death would be further studied, and that full autopsies would be conducted.
ˌmedical exˈaminer nounChineseSyllable
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medical examiner
ˌmedical exˈaminer noun [countable] American English
a doctor who examines dead people’s bodies in order to find out how they died, especially if they died in a sudden or unusual way


medical examinerBrE /ˌmedɪkl ɪɡˈzæmɪnə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmedɪkl ɪɡˈzæmɪnər/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation ME) (NAmE) a doctor whose job is to examine a dead body in order to find out the cause of death 法医;验尸官   compare pathologist