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autopsy

Postmortem diagnostic medical procedure conducted by a pathologist or other specially trained medical personnel, consisting of external and internal examination of a decedent, and may include other ancillary tests.

Committee
Medicolegal Death Investigation
Date Added to Lexicon
Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)
ASB TR 151, Medicolegal Death Investigation: Terms and Definitions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025. Source link
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