All postmortem synonyms
post·mor·tem
P p noun postmortem
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- dismemberment — to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
- anatomization — A process or act of anatomizing.
- dissection — the act of dissecting.
- autopsy — An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.
- inquest — a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.
- inquiry — a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.