How to Use postmortem examination in a Sentence

postmortem examination

noun

• Todd was there for the postmortem examination and accompanied the president's body to the White House, the letter said.
  — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 14 Sep. 2020
• The two types of CJD can only be distinguished through a postmortem examination of brain tissue.
  — Barbara Casassus, Science | AAAS, 28 July 2021
• The Sheriff’s Office said the cause of death is to be determined, with a forensic postmortem examination scheduled for Tuesday.
  — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
• This type of postmortem examination is known as an autopsy.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 3 Oct. 2022
• Upon postmortem examination, these birds, including the black and white water bird species western grebes, were found to have domoic acid poisoning.
  — Jennifer Clare Ball, Wired, 16 Aug. 2021
• The victims’ bodies were recovered and flown to a hospital for postmortem examinations.
  — Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 11 July 2023
• The postmortem examination was performed Monday, and the subsequent report with more details about the findings was expected to be completed by mid- to late November, Hess said.
  — Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
• Dunikoski showed Donoghue a series of photos taken during the postmortem examination and asked the medical examiner to give a detailed description of each.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2021
• At least 11 were taken to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford and the local coroner began postmortem examinations on Friday.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2019
• Milroy is an independent pathologist from Ottawa, Ontario, who was brought to Bermuda to carry out the postmortem examination.
  — Eliie Kaufman, CNN, 22 Mar. 2018
• Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Malaysian police said that a postmortem examination report shows Nora died of internal bleeding in her intestine, likely as a result of stress and prolonged hunger.
  — Hannah Knowles, Jennifer Hassan, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2019
• During a postmortem examination, the coroner concluded that Kathleen had died from injuries that were consistent with blunt force trauma, not an accidental fall.
  — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 4 June 2022
• Today, there's only one conclusive test for Alzheimer's diagnosis: a postmortem examination of a patient's brain.
  — Susan Scutti, CNN, 4 Sep. 2017
• Currently, the only scientifically accepted way to diagnose CTE would be a postmortem examination of the brain.
  — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, 15 June 2018

Last Updated: 13 Oct 2024