postmortem examination
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Police Scotland said Watson's death was being treated as suspicious and a postmortem examination would take place.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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
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
At the postmortem examination the nail was found near the bifurcation of the right bronchus, and, although colored black, was not corroded.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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