as in autopsies
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
the postmortem revealed that the cause of death had been an undetected heart defect
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Recent Examples of postmortems
Traditional lineage tools are reactive, built for postmortems rather than innovation.
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Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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autopsies
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After conducting autopsies, medical examiners at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory determined Holly Parham's death was the result of a homicide, while David Parham's death was ruled a suicide, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
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Forensic testing, including ballistics and autopsies, is ongoing.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Postmortems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortems. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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