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post-mortem examination

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post-mortem examination

post-mortem examination - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

autopsy, necropsy, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem, postmortem

examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

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