morgue

Meanings

• noun

  A place where dead bodies are taken and stored before burial or cremation.

  - "The morgue was filled with bodies of accident victims."
  - "The coroner's office functions as both a morgue and an autopsy lab."

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Synonyms

mortuary

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with morgue
borge , orge , urge

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Variants

List of all variants of morgue that leads to same result
morgue , morgues

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Etymology

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From the French word 'morgue' meaning 'mortuary'.

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Trivia

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1. The first morgues were simple cellars or cool rooms in churches or hospitals.

2. Some modern morgues use refrigeration units to preserve bodies instead of ice.

3. The term 'morgue file' is used in journalism to refer to a collection of unsolved cases.

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Related Concepts

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1. Coroner's office: A government office responsible for investigating and certifying causes of death.

2. Autopsy: A surgical procedure to examine the internal organs and tissues of a deceased person.

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Culture

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In popular culture, morgues are often depicted in movies and television shows as dark and eerie places. In reality, they serve an important role in the process of identifying and preserving deceased individuals until they can be claimed by their families or cremated or buried.

How to Memorize "morgue"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, cold room filled with bodies on gurneys. Visualize the coroner's office staff performing autopsies and taking samples for testing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'morgue' with the idea of a place where dead bodies are taken care of before burial or cremation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'MORGUE' to remember the meaning: Mortuary, Organize, Respect, Give, and Examine.

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