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POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("post-mortem examination" is a kind of...):
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))