autopsy; post-mortem examination
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to perform an autopsy; to conduct a post-mortem examination
formalFormal technical term used in pathology and forensic medicine. Can refer to clinical autopsies (determining cause of death for medical study) or forensic autopsies (determining cause of death for legal purposes).
Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
duì对
sǐ死
zhě者
jìn进
xíng行
shī尸
jiǎn检
，
yǐ以
què确
dìng定
sǐ死
yīn因
。
The police are performing an autopsy on the deceased to determine the cause of death.
Yī医
yuàn院
jiàn建
yì议
duì对
sǐ死
wáng亡
bìng病
lì例
jìn进
xíng行
shī尸
jiǎn检
，
yǐ以
tí提
gāo高
yī医
liáo疗
shuǐ水
píng平
。
The hospital recommended conducting autopsies on fatal cases to improve medical standards.
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Shī尸
jiǎn检
bào报
gào告
xiǎn显
shì示
，
shòu受
hài害
zhě者
sǐ死
yú于
zhì窒
xī息
。
The autopsy report showed that the victim died of asphyxiation.