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Meanings of postmortem in English

Portuguese
necropsia
Catalan
necròpsia
Wikidata

An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease.

necropsia

Occurring or done after death.

Occurring after death.

Postmortem.

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Usage of postmortem in English
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A police statement said a postmortem conducted revealed no marks of violence.
Reuters
2
A postmortem examination is set to take place either today or tomorrow.
The Irish Times
3
Conclusion: These findings confirm postmortem reports of dopamine transporter loss with aging.
Pubmed
4
Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster carry out a postmortem this morning.
The Irish Times
5
Then I tried 'mutilation' in combination with the 'postmortem' limiter, and .
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
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A postmortem was carried out yesterday on the body of Mr Maguire.
The Irish Times
7
Police said a postmortem completed yesterday revealed that she had been burned.
Radio NZ
8
The young man's body was removed to Cork University Hospital for postmortem.
The Irish Times
9
The family did not get permission for exhumation and second postmortem examination.
The South African
10
The bodies have been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital for a postmortem.
The Irish Times
11
A negative correlation was found between HIF-1alpha protein levels and postmortem times.
Pubmed
12
The smoothing of every broken edge made perimortem versus postmortem determination impossible.
206 Bones
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Results from a postmortem last night revealed the body had stab wounds.
The Irish Times
14
The first unofficial report regarding Cleo's postmortem examination reached me by e-mail.
Love is the best medicine: what two dogs taught one veterinarian...
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Visger adds CTE to the list, but confirmation must await a postmortem.
The Guardian
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His body has since been removed to University Hospital Limerick for postmortem.
The Irish Times
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Postmortem through the time
Postmortem across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare