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postmortem examination

DEFINITIONS OF: postmortem examination

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n 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
Type of:
examination, scrutiny
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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