as in autopsy
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness
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This position is unlike families of other late football stars — including Frank Gifford, Mike Webster and Ken Stabler — who consented to postmortem examinations of their brains to confirm CTE.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
That contact, however, did not give Gates or his business permission to release the postmortem examination, its results, nor photographs or video taken from it to the public.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The postmortem examinations were a crucial step in the investigation of the incident.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
During a 1903 speech to the medical society, Lamb said doctors could previously conduct postmortem examinations without consent.
—Claire Healy, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
That contact, however, did not give Gates or his business permission to release the postmortem examination, its results, nor photographs or video taken from it to the public.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The postmortem examinations were a crucial step in the investigation of the incident.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
During a 1903 speech to the medical society, Lamb said doctors could previously conduct postmortem examinations without consent.
—Claire Healy, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Postmortem examination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortem%20examination. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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