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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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Even autopsies have failed to reveal abnormalities associated with SIDS. Harvey said the average time for cases to receive autopsies in their facility is two to four days, as opposed to the 10-day wait experienced in July. However, unlike the great works of art depicting the death of religious leaders, where no autopsies were performed by trained pathologists, an autopsy was carried out on Biko along with photographic evidence of the external body. |
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