postmortem examination
Britishnoun
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A postmortem examination identified that Frost suffered from significant cardiac disease and significant vascular disease.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
“They provided excellent care for P-22 and conducted a detailed postmortem examination that shed plenty of light on this cat’s condition.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
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
A minute postmortem examination was held some time afterward, the soldier having died by drowning, but the results were absolutely negative as regards any injury done by the passage of the ramrod.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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