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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Authorities were able to recover all the bodies from the wreckage, which were then transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Anchorage for autopsies.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Information from autopsies helps target efforts to prevent deaths.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Postmortem examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortem%20examinations. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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