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...

Dissection and examination of a dead body to determine cause of death and learn about disease processes in ways that are not possible with the living. Autopsies have contributed to the development of medicine since at least the Middle Ages. Beyond...

(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....