NOUN
- an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
How To Use post-mortem examination In A Sentence
- A post-mortem examination later found the cause of death was oxygen starvation of the brain due to strangulation.
- The teenager's dental records will be used to make a final identification during a post-mortem examination.
- SAS troopers also spend about a week in a morgue, observing post-mortem examinations to develop an understanding of anatomy.
- A post-mortem examination was due to take place on her body and an inquest opened and adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
- Lancashire police said yesterday that a post-mortem examination had been carried out but that the results were unknown. Times, Sunday Times
- A necropsy is the term for a post-mortem examination performed on an animal or inanimate object. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
- A post-mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out to ascertain the exact cause of death.
- A post-mortem examination on the animal failed to establish why it attacked. Times, Sunday Times
- A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out by a specialist forensic pathologist. Times, Sunday Times
- They are awaiting toxicology reports after a post-mortem examination was inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times