Biopsy and Postmortem examination

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Biopsy noun - Examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease.

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Postmortem examination is an antonym for biopsy.

Postmortem examination noun - Examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death.

Usage example: a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness

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Biopsy is an antonym for postmortem examination.

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Postmortem examination and Biopsy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/biopsy/postmortem_examination

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Postmortem examination or Biopsy. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/biopsy/postmortem_examination.

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