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postmortem examination

noun

dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of deathAlso called: autopsy, necropsy

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RELATED WORDS

autopsy, critique, review, PM

Nearby words

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Medicine definitions for postmortem examination

postmortem examination

n.

autopsy
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