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
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
Still, Lacy added that limitations in the postmortem examination, including some tests that did not get performed, “preclude a definitive diagnosis.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021
It survived twenty-four hours, and at the postmortem examination it was found that some were already solid, some uniting, whilst others were recent.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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