POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

postmortem examinations

noun

plural of postmortem examination

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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Recent Examples of postmortem examinations Preliminary laboratory tests detected cyanide, while postmortem examinations found tomatoes in the animals’ stomachs. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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autopsies

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Two autopsies have been conducted, but neither have yielded a definitive public explanation for Nolan’s manner of death.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The county already has a full-time medical examiner on staff to conduct autopsies.

— Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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