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postmortem toxicology

analysis of specimens from decedents in medicolegal death investigations to determine the presence (or absence) of chemical substances and their role, if any, in the cause of death

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