1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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Shifa Hospital, the territory's largest, said 29 bodies were brought to its morgue, including 10 people killed while seeking aid.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
The goal of the vaccine is to keep people out of the hospital, keep them out of the intensive-care unit, keep them out of the morgue.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Shifa Hospital — the territory’s largest — said 29 bodies had been brought to its morgue, including 10 people killed while seeking aid and others struck across the city.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Few Idaho counties have a county morgue with coolers and storage for bodies awaiting autopsy, testing or further examination.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
The goal of the vaccine is to keep people out of the hospital, keep them out of the intensive-care unit, keep them out of the morgue.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Shifa Hospital — the territory’s largest — said 29 bodies had been brought to its morgue, including 10 people killed while seeking aid and others struck across the city.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Few Idaho counties have a county morgue with coolers and storage for bodies awaiting autopsy, testing or further examination.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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