autopsy
Sign in to saveAn autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes. The term necropsy is generally used for non-human animals.
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An autopsy is a surgical examination of a deceased person's body through dissection to determine why and how they died. It can also be performed to study diseases or injuries for medical research and education purposes.
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Key facts
- Medical intervention.Name
- Autopsy
- Medical intervention.Image
- Rembrandt - The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp.jpg
- Medical intervention.Caption
- The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, (1632) by Rembrandt, depicts an autopsy.
- Medical intervention.Specialty
- Forensic pathology
- Medical intervention.ICD9
- 89.8
- Medical intervention.MeshID
- D001344
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23 sectionsContents
- Purposes of performance
- Etymology
- Autopsy
- Post-mortem
- Necropsy
- Purpose
- Types
- Forensic autopsy
- Clinical autopsy
- Academic autopsy
- Virtual autopsy
- Prevalence
- Process
- External examination
- Internal examination
- Reconstitution of the body
- In stroke
- History
- Other animals (necropsy)
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes. The term necropsy is generally used for non-human animals.
Autopsies are usually performed by a specialized medical doctor called a pathologist. Only a small portion of deaths require an autopsy to be performed, under certain circumstances. In most cases, a medical examiner or coroner can determine the cause of death.