POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

postmortem examination

noun

as in autopsy

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 examination McLaren said a postmortem examination revealed the manner of death was suicide. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 May 2026 In fact, the questioning of Chalker was part of a postmortem examination of a misstep by the case officer who had handed him the key. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 More information will be revealed after a postmortem examination is completed. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025 His remains were transported to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, where family members confirmed his identity following a postmortem examination. — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for postmortem examination

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autopsy

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An autopsy determined that his death was caused by a combination of the exercises he was subjected to, his sickle cell trait, his body weight, and exertional rhabdomyolysis, according to prosecutors.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
An independent autopsy will be conducted to determine the man’s cause of death, KDOC said.

— Nathan Pilling July 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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