An autopsy is an examination of the body after death to determine the cause of death. An autopsy is performed by a physician trained in pathology. Most autopsies advance medical knowledge and provide evidence for legal action. Medically, autopsies...

(from Latin, post: after, mors: death) After death. The term describes the condition of being ‘after death’ and the process of conducting a post mortem examination, which is more properly called an...

A physical examination of the corpse through dissection to determine cause of death (also necropsy and postmortem) (Figure...

(from Greek, autos: self, opsis: sight) a POST MORTEM examination of a...

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

Autopsy, crime scene photos of slain boys auctioned on eBay Complaint from victims rights group spurs Web site to change policy By MELISSA NELSON Associated Press Sunday, September 17, 2000 Little Rock, Ark. -- An attempt to sell an...

SIX YEARS AGO, the federal Institute of Medicine deplored the annual toll of 98,000 deaths caused by errors in US hospitals. Since then, progress has been made in some approaches to curbing medical mistakes, but there has been little advance in one of the...

For days, James Kim's family wondered what happened to him after he ventured into the wilderness, seeking help for his wife and two young daughters after the family became stranded in their car on a lonely mountain road.On Thursday, they may receive some of the...

A woman who died in police custody during an airport layover was intoxicated on a potent mix of alcohol and antidepressants and accidentally strangled herself on her shackles, an autopsy released Friday concludes.The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office said Carol Anne Gotbaum, 45, of New...