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mortuary

[mawr-choo-er-ee] / ˈmɔr tʃuˌɛr i /
NOUN
funeral home
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Giving evidence, Martin Ludlam, a biomedical scientist who worked as the cellular pathology and mortuary service manager at the health board, said the situation at the time was difficult.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Nearby, close to the hospital's mortuary, photos of bodies recovered from the mud are on display.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Concerns about the treatment of the dead in both mortuary and funeral home settings did not begin with the Robert Bush case.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Concerns were first raised about mortuary care by Jack and Sarah Hawkins, the parents of Harriet, who was stillborn in 2016.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Wake Chima up, so we can tell him before the people from the mortuary come.”

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

With mortuaries overflowing, Nepal has buried hundreds of bodies in mass graves after collecting DNA samples for future identification, according to police.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

With mortuaries overflowing, Nepal has buried hundreds of bodies in mass graves after taking DNA samples for future identification, according to police.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Iranian mortuaries separate the bodies of men and women for religious reasons.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

The said Vicar shall also receive and have all mortuaries whatsoever, live and dead, of whatsoever things they may consist. 

From John Keble's Parishes by Charlotte Mary Yonge


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