Postmortem Examination (Noun)
Meaning
An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- A postmortem examination is typically required by law to investigate unexplained, sudden, or suspicious deaths.
- The pathologist decided to conduct a postmortem examination to understand the underlying cause of the patient's death.
- In addition to postmortem examination, some investigations involve gathering samples from organs to examine their toxicological levels.
- Because a severe internal hemorrhage might cause similar symptoms, the emergency room supervisor decided to ask the surgeon for results of a postmortem examination.
- The purpose of the postmortem examination is usually to collect medical data for treatment development, education, and forensic testimony.