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postmortem examination

British  

noun

  1. Also called: autopsy.   necropsy.  dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A postmortem examination identified that Frost suffered from significant cardiac disease and significant vascular disease.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

Smith was pronounced dead and taken to the Marin County coroner’s office for a postmortem examination, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

Frankfurt police said in a statement that a postmortem examination will be carried out on the teen in the coming days.

From Washington Times May 31, 2023

A postmortem examination has been carried out at a hospital and the bodies have been handed over to the family for last rites, senior police officer Prashant Kumar said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2022

Heidenhain records a very severe and prolonged case caused, as shown later at the operation and postmortem examination, by carcinoma of the pancreas.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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