Autopsy

An autopsy (also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy or obduction) is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination performed on a corpse after death, to evaluate disease or injury that may be present and to determine the cause and manner of a person's death.

Forensic autopsy

From the a perspective of the law, deaths are placed in one of five categories of causes:

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• Natural
• Accident
• Homicide
• Suicide
• Undetermined

Following an in-depth examination of all the evidence, a medical examiner or coroner will assign a cause of death as one of the five listed above.

Related Topics:
Evidence - Coroner - Cause of death

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