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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autopsies
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Government pathologists conducted autopsies on Thursday to determine the cause of death.—
ABC News,
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At the committee’s meeting in January, Brent Mendenhall, a commissioner from Madison County, was enthusiastic about the draft legislation and the push for more autopsies.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Postmortem examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortem%20examinations. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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