postmortem examination n an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Synonym(s) autopsy necropsy postmortem post-mortem PM post-mortem examination
News & Articles postmortem examination Autopsy finds several injuries in infant Final autopsy results from an postmortem examination of a 4-month-old boy show the child suffered a skull fracture in addition to rib and leg fractures during his short lifetime. July 5, 2013 - KMGH 7 Denver