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Autopsy |
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The dissection of a dead body by a medical examiner or physician authorized by law to do so in order to determine the cause and time of a death that appears to have resulted from other than natural causes. This postmortem examination, required by law, is ordered by the local Coroner when a person is suspected to have died by violent or unnatural means. The consent of the decedent's next of kin is not necessary for an authorized autopsy to be held. The medical findings must be presented at an inquest and might be used as evidence in a police investigation and a subsequent criminal prosecution. Cross-references |
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A previous report of necropsy examinations of 9,849 dogs from 1966 to 1999 showed a prevalence of 1. A whale necropsy is messy; whale blood and oil could splatter onto the examiner. Friends recommended a necropsy, but Martinez said it would have been too painful to bear. |
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