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An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, [Note 1] 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.
Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
Medical photography is a specialized area of photography that concerns itself with the documentation of the clinical presentation of patients, medical and surgical procedures, medical devices and specimens from autopsy. [1]
Autopsies are one of the ways that pathologists in hospitals and government agencies can investigate someone’s cause of death. In a way, autopsies are a lot like surgery, but on a recently (as ...
Livor mortis (from Latin līvor 'bluish color, bruise' and mortis 'of death'), postmortem lividity (from Latin post mortem 'after death' and lividitas 'black and blueness'), hypostasis (from Greek ὑπό (hypo) 'under, beneath' and στάσις (stasis) 'a standing') [1] [2] or suggillation, is the second stage of death and one of the signs of ...
The autopsy suggests the limp was due to a clubfoot, which is a condition that causes a persons foot to turn inward at a severe angle. The 130 walking canes found in his tomb support that claim.
An individual's reputation and dignity after death is also subject to post-mortem privacy protections. [1] In the US, no federal laws specifically extend post-mortem privacy protection . At the state level, privacy laws pertaining to the deceased vary significantly, but in general do not extend any clear rights of privacy beyond property rights.
Jones was one of the hundreds of people who have gathered to protest against the inhumane conditions at the jail. Thompson’s autopsy photos, she said, were the worst she has ever seen.