natural causes
English edit
Noun edit
natural causes pl (plural only)
- (usually of death or dying) Causes such as illness or disease, as opposed to direct external forces.
- Some military casualties are by natural causes and accidents.
- The medical examiner determined that he had died of natural causes.
Coordinate terms edit
- (cause of death): accident, misadventure, suicide, homicide
Further reading edit
- natural causes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “natural causes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.