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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The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was expected to conduct autopsies on the victims.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026 -
The Cowlitz County Coroner's Office conducted the autopsies for 10 of the victims.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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“Postmortem examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortem%20examinations. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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