postmortem examination
noun
dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death: Also called: autopsy, necropsy
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How to use postmortem examination in a sentence
The postmortem examination did not entirely clear up the doubts of diagnosis.
Makers of Modern Medicine | James J. WalshThere was extensive hemorrhage into the brain, as shown by postmortem examination, the cerebral vessels being atheromatous.
The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women | Frederic Rowland MarvinThe doctor and the wife held a postmortem examination of the hat, and found the slice of Limberger.
Peck's Sunshine | George W. Peckpostmortem examination always shows that the Treponema has wrought wide-spread damage in the brain.
Being Well-Born | Michael F. Guyer
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