監かん察さつ医い

noun

medical examiner; coroner

A doctor who investigates causes of death, especially in legal or unusual circumstances. In Japan, this role is often performed by a 監察医 under the 死体解剖保存法.

• 監かん察さつ医いが死し因いんを調しらべるために解かい剖ぼうを行おこなった。

  The medical examiner performed an autopsy to investigate the cause of death.

• 事じ件けん性せいがあると判はん断だんされ、監かん察さつ医いが呼よばれた。

  It was determined that there might be foul play, so a medical examiner was called.