1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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The director of Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, told CNN that the medical complex, which also serves as the area’s morgue, has so far received the bodies of three women and a child among the seven dead from the strikes.
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Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
The report said some female bodies brought to morgues showed broken pelvises or legs, bloodied underwear and additional trauma to the abdomen or groin.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
His father desperately searched morgues in Tehran, the Iranian capital, for a month, fearing his son was among the thousands killed in the crackdown by authorities.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Soldier Field felt like a morgue that night.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
The report said some female bodies brought to morgues showed broken pelvises or legs, bloodied underwear and additional trauma to the abdomen or groin.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
His father desperately searched morgues in Tehran, the Iranian capital, for a month, fearing his son was among the thousands killed in the crackdown by authorities.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Soldier Field felt like a morgue that night.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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