Difference between Postmortem Examination and Autopsy

POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION vs AUTOPSY: NOUN

An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.
Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.
In pathology and anatomy, dissection and inspection of a dead body to discover the cause of death, or the site and character of the disease of which the person died; post-mortem examination; a post-mortem.
A seeing for one's self; personal ocular observation, inspection, or examination. Specifically
A critical assessment or examination after the fact.
Examination of a cadaver to determine or confirm the cause of death.
An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

Cremated, Pathologist, Unascertainable, Procurator fiscal, Antemortem, Toxicology, Bronchopneumonia, Coroner, Medical examiner, Inquest, Post mortem, Pm, Necropsy, Autopsy, Postmortem

Toxicology, Medical examiner, Post, Post mortem, Anatomy, Dissection, Body, Corpse, Examination, Forensic, Coroner, Pm, Necropsy, Postmortem, Postmortem examination

Lumbar puncture, Forensic, Asphyxia, Cremated, Unascertainable, Antemortem, Toxicology, Bronchopneumonia, Coroner, Medical examiner, Inquest, Post mortem, Necropsy, Autopsy, Postmortem

Inquest, Toxicology, Medical examiner, Post, Post mortem, Anatomy, Dissection, Body, Corpse, Examination, Forensic, Coroner, Necropsy, Postmortem, Postmortem examination

Postmortem examination of the right facial area exposed to ammonia revealed slight yellow discoloration and no overt burn.
It includes the observations made by the pathologist while conducting postmortem examination.
SCULLY: Note postmortem examination is being conducted 11 hours and 45 minutes after subject was pronounced.
A postmortem examination was conducted on site and she had mutiple injuries caused by blunt force.
Parents should be offered full postmortem examination to help explain the cause of an IUFD.
However, evidence from a postmortem examination proved that Biko had died of head injuries.
Factors affecting uptake of postmortem examination in the prenatal, perinatal and paediatric setting.
Consent for perinatal postmortem examination should be documented using the nationallyrecommended form.
For fatalities, postmortem examination and forensic toxicology results are highly desirable.
At postmortem examination, the animal showed severe icterus.

Police have said that autopsy results show Turner was not pregnant, but the autopsy report has not been released.
Autopsy examination will be performed in mortuaries belonging to the PSB or in hospitals with autopsy facilities.
Clinical Record, Autopsy Protocol and Pathological Examination Report regarding the death and autopsy of JFK.
Weigh remains, lift remains onto autopsy table and assist Medical Examiners in all autopsy procedures.
In his notes from the autopsy and his subsequent written autopsy report, Dr.
Autopsy has a configuration file that maps the files and columns to an Autopsy artifact.
Of deaths requiring investigation or autopsy in each state an autopsy is necessary to injuries.
In these cases, forensic autopsy specialists perform the autopsy.
History must be indebted to Antommarchi for his autopsy expertise and autopsy record, but ironically Antommarchi refused to sign the official autopsy report.
Autopsy Only Autopsy The cancer was first diagnosed on autopsy.