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postmortem examination

noun

  1. dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death Also calledautopsynecropsy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The department said that specialist postmortem examinations are not always required, but where they are, this is mostly carried out in Dublin with some regional services in Cork and Galway.

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The autopsy was inconclusive, but she showed signs of dehydration, “poor diet” and possible neglect, according to the county coroner’s postmortem examination.

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She showed signs of dehydration, “poor diet” and possible neglect, according to the county coroner’s postmortem examination.

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Smith was pronounced dead and taken to the Marin County coroner’s office for a postmortem examination, officials said.

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A postmortem examination confirmed Johnson died as a result of a neck injury.

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