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 both victims as investigators worked to confirm their identities, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2026 -
His duties include determining the cause and manner of deaths and ordering autopsies in homicides, suicides, accidents, drug overdoses or deaths with undetermined causes because the county doesn't have a medical examiner.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Postmortem examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortem%20examinations. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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