postmortem examination vs examination

examination vs postmortem examination

postmortem examination and examination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
postmortem examination	Yes	No	No	No
examination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, examination is a hypernym of postmortem examination; that is, examination is a word with a broader meaning than postmortem examination:

postmortem examination: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
examination: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Other hypernyms of postmortem examination include scrutiny.

postmortem examination (noun)	examination (noun)
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease	the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
	the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
	a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
	a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
	formal systematic questioning

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