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autopsy: see post-mortem examination post-mortem examination or autopsy, systematic examination of a cadaver for study or for determining the cause of death. Post-mortems use many methodical procedures to determine the etiology and pathogenesis of diseases, for epidemologic ..... Click the link for more information. . autopsyor necropsy or postmortemDissection 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 revealing causes of individual deaths, autopsy is crucial to the accuracy of disease and death statistics, the education of medical students, the understanding of new and changing diseases, and the advancement of medical science. |
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The age distribution was in concordance with the trend reported in a recent study on autopsied lung specimens from 112 infants (25). To date, the team has autopsied more than 1,700 carcasses. The list includes the number of bodies being autopsied or examined by investigators; the balance are those awaiting pickup by families, veterans organizations or the county for disposal. |
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