How to Use postmortem examination in a Sentence

postmortem examination

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  • Todd was there for the postmortem examination and accompanied the president's body to the White House, the letter said.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The two types of CJD can only be distinguished through a postmortem examination of brain tissue.
    — Barbara Casassus, Science | AAAS, 28 July 2021
  • The Sheriff’s Office said the cause of death is to be determined, with a forensic postmortem examination scheduled for Tuesday.
    — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
  • This type of postmortem examination is known as an autopsy.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Upon postmortem examination, these birds, including the black and white water bird species western grebes, were found to have domoic acid poisoning.
    — Jennifer Clare Ball, Wired, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The postmortem examination was performed Monday, and the subsequent report with more details about the findings was expected to be completed by mid- to late November, Hess said.
    — Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Dunikoski showed Donoghue a series of photos taken during the postmortem examination and asked the medical examiner to give a detailed description of each.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2021
  • At least 11 were taken to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford and the local coroner began postmortem examinations on Friday.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Milroy is an independent pathologist from Ottawa, Ontario, who was brought to Bermuda to carry out the postmortem examination.
    — Eliie Kaufman, CNN, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Malaysian police said that a postmortem examination report shows Nora died of internal bleeding in her intestine, likely as a result of stress and prolonged hunger.
    — Hannah Knowles, Jennifer Hassan, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2019
  • During a postmortem examination, the coroner concluded that Kathleen had died from injuries that were consistent with blunt force trauma, not an accidental fall.
    — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 4 June 2022
  • Today, there's only one conclusive test for Alzheimer's diagnosis: a postmortem examination of a patient's brain.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Currently, the only scientifically accepted way to diagnose CTE would be a postmortem examination of the brain.
    — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, 15 June 2018

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