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cause of death en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. The official cause of a human death as typically determined by a coroner during an autopsy and included on the death certificate of a deceased person.
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Relateds

mechanism of death · manner of death

Translations (30)

nl doodsoorzaak (official cause of a human death) · be прычы́на сме́рці (official cause of a human death) · ko 사인 (official cause of a human death) · uk причи́на сме́рті (official cause of a human death) · da dødsårsag (official cause of a human death) · ar سَبَب وَفَاة (official cause of a human death) · fr cause du décès (official cause of a human death) · es causa de la muerte (official cause of a human death) · ja 死因 (official cause of a human death) · cmn 死因 (official cause of a human death) · nn dødsårsak (official cause of a human death) · ko 사망원인 (official cause of a human death) · mk при́чина за смрт (official cause of a human death) · sv dödsorsak (official cause of a human death) · ru причи́на сме́рти (official cause of a human death) · nb dødsårsak (official cause of a human death) · fr cause de la mort (official cause of a human death) · cs příčina smrti (official cause of a human death) · lut tiʔiɬ dəxʷuʔatəbəds əlgʷəʔ (official cause of a human death) · fa علت مرگ (official cause of a human death) · pl przyczyna śmierci (official cause of a human death) · sk príčina smrti (official cause of a human death) · fi kuolemansyy (official cause of a human death) · bg причи́на за смъртта́ (official cause of a human death) · fi kuolinsyy (official cause of a human death) · ar سَبَب مَوْت (official cause of a human death) · cs příčina úmrtí (official cause of a human death) · sk príčina úmrtia (official cause of a human death) · it causa di morte (official cause of a human death) · de Todesursache (official cause of a human death)