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postmortem examination

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postmortem examination
n.
See autopsy.
postmortem examination
n
(Medicine / Pathology) dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death Also called autopsy necropsy
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Noun1.postmortem examination - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by diseasepostmortem examination - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
autopsy, necropsy, PM, post-mortem examination, postmortem, post-mortem
examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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A postmortem examination revealed Ms Green, 53, died as a result of stab wounds to the chest.
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Pathologist Jan Lowe said a postmortem examination revealed Mrs Hooker had no drugs or drink in her system and her only medical issue was an overactive thyroid.
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Steeves claimed he found his wife unconscious on the kitchen floor but a postmortem examination found the cause of her death was cyanide poisoning.
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