What is Morgue?
[[Image:A Scene in the New York Morgue.jpg|thumb|right|The first morgue in [[New York City]], opened in 1866 at [[NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue|Bellevue Hospital]]]] A '''morgue''' is a place where dead human bodies are kept for a short time soon after the person died. Sometimes, the body is examined by [[autopsy]]. Most often, the body is delivered to a [[Noredirect|mortuary]] and [[bury|buried]] in a [[grave]] or [[cremation|cremated]]. Morgues are found in [[hospital]]s, usually on the lowest floor or basement. {{stub}} [[Category:Death]]