postmortem examination

Other forms: postmortem examinations

Definitions of postmortem examination
  1. noun
    an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
    synonyms: PM, autopsy, necropsy, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem
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    type of:
    examination, scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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