mortuary slab
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A flat surface, often made of stone or metal, on which a body is placed in a mortuary for examination.
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- The body was carefully placed on the mortuary slab for examination.
- The body was placed on the cold mortuary slab for examination.
- The old hospital still had its original cold mortuary slab.
- Forensic investigators meticulously documented the scene around the mortuary slab.
- Detectives examined the victim's remains on the mortuary slab.
- The smell of disinfectant hung heavy in the air near the mortuary slab.
- The forensics team prepared the mortuary slab for the autopsy.
- He remembered the starkness of the mortuary slab from his first day at the hospital.
- A single sheet covered the figure on the mortuary slab.
- The autopsy was performed on a stainless steel mortuary slab.
- The medical student found the sight of the mortuary slab unsettling.
- After identification, the deceased was moved from the mortuary slab to a more private room.
- Advanced technology is now used alongside the traditional mortuary slab.
- The pathologist noted the position of the body on the mortuary slab.
- The documentary showed the process on a sterile mortuary slab.
- Even in the dim light, the mortuary slab seemed unnervingly clean.
- He shuddered at the thought of lying on a mortuary slab.
- The procedure required the body to remain on the mortuary slab for several hours.
- The pathologist worked meticulously at the mortuary slab.
- A single fluorescent light illuminated the solitary mortuary slab.