autopsy
Example Sentences
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“How do you do an autopsy? What are you looking for? Why do you choose to become a medical examiner?”
From Los Angeles Times
Police refused to provide any details on the condition the body was found in, but said an autopsy would be carried out to formally identify the person and determine their cause of death.
From BBC
The medical examiner’s office said the Los Angeles Police Department obtained a court order blocking the autopsy results from being publicly released.
Authorities without ties to the federal government should investigate ICE deaths and conduct autopsies, said Angélica César, a Human Rights Watch official monitoring ICE deaths in Texas.
From Salon
An autopsy did not reveal any evidence of foul play.
From BBC
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