POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

autopsy; necropsy; PM; post-mortem; post-mortem examination; postmortem; postmortem examination

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("postmortem examination" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

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