coroner
nounHow to pronounce coroner:
Definition of coroner:
- coroner (noun):
- a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes.
- a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
Synonyms for coroner:
anesthesiologist
attending
clinician
dermatologist
doc
doctor
family doctor
family physician
family practitioner
gynecologist
internist
medic
medical examiner
medico
neurologist
obstetrician
ophthalmologist
optometrist
orthopedist
pathologist
pediatrician
pediatrist
physiatrist
physician
podiatrist
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