postmortem examinations

noun

plural of postmortem examination
as in autopsies
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness

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Recent Examples of postmortem examinations Preliminary laboratory tests detected cyanide, while postmortem examinations found tomatoes in the animals’ stomachs. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
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autopsies
Noun
  • Most of the victims were cremated or buried, and only two had autopsies.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators have not released a motive for the mayhem, and autopsies were scheduled Tuesday for all three people.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of autopsies

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“Postmortem examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortem%20examinations. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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