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  1. An autopsy (also known as a post-mortem examination or necropsy) is the examination of the body of a dead person and is performed primarily to determine the cause of death, to identify or characterize the extent of disease states that the person may have had, or to determine whether a particular medical or surgical treatment has been effective.

  2. Nov 21, 2022 · Postmortem changes begin soon after death and progress along a timeline. Two processes, putrefaction and autolysis, begin to alter the body; either one may predominate, depending on the...

  3. a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out the cause of death: to conduct a post-mortem examination. Synonym. autopsy. informal. a discussion of an event after it has happened, especially of what was wrong with it or why it failed: After we lose a game, there's usually a post-mortem over a few beers.

  4. noun. /ˌpəʊst ˈmɔːtəm/ /ˌpəʊst ˈmɔːrtəm/ (also post-mortem examination) a medical examination of the body of a dead person in order to find out how they died synonym autopsy. to do/conduct/carry out a post-mortem. post-mortem on somebody The post-mortem on the child revealed that she had been poisoned. They’re doing a post-mortem on her today.

  5. Jul 24, 2023 · Definition/Introduction. A body undergoes complex and intricate changes after death. [1] These post mortem changes depend on a diverse range of variables. Factors such as the ambient temperature, season, and geographical location at which the body is found, the fat content of the body, sepsis/injuries, intoxication, presence of clothes ...

  6. a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out the cause of death: to conduct a post-mortem examination. Synonym. autopsy. informal. a discussion of an event after it has happened, especially of what was wrong with it or why it failed: After we lose a game, there's usually a post-mortem over a few beers.

  7. Britannica Dictionary definition of POSTMORTEM. [count] 1. medical : an examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death : autopsy. A postmortem showed that the man had been poisoned. 2. : a discussion or analysis of something (such as an event) after it has ended.

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