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
Police said the British embassy was notified of his death and a postmortem examination would be conducted.
From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2018
A heart which has not always been slow but has gradually become slow with the progress of hypertension and arteriosclerosis will often disclose on postmortem examination serious lesions of the coronary arteries.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
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