NOUN
- an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
How To Use postmortem examination In A Sentence
- The postmortem examination revealed a slightly icteric liver with marked vascular abnormalities and an adenocarcinoma of the common hepatic duct.
- A postmortem examination showed the cause of death to be traumatic head injury. Times, Sunday Times
- The defence ministry refused to release his body to his family for a postmortem examination and radiation testing.
- a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death
- a postmortem examination to determine cause of death
- A postmortem examination will be carried out today. Times, Sunday Times
- Because it was viewed as suicide, German investigators did not conduct a postmortem examination. The Sun
- Three horses found dead at the scene have been examined and officers were awaiting the results of postmortem examinations. Times, Sunday Times
- Results from the postmortem examination are expected on Wednesday. Times, Sunday Times
- An inquest opened and adjourned yesterday heard that initial postmortem examinations on the men had proved inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
