Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postmortem examination

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: post-mortem ex-am-i-na-tion
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

Synonyms

autopsy necropsy postmortem post-mortem PM post-mortem examination

Questions

What does postmortem examination mean?: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

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