#autopsie
- Autopsied — Having undergone an autopsy; a corpse or human body structurally dissected and anatomically examined by a forensic pathologist to determine the cause of death. In forensic and medical terminology, it describes the post-mortem state of an organism after its biological cavities have been opened, analyzed, and sutured according to standard investigation protocols.
- Autopsy — A medical examination and structural surgical dissection of a corpse, performed post-mortem by a specialist physician to determine with exact precision the cause of death, the nature of organic injuries, the presence of toxins, or the progression of acute or chronic pathological conditions. This mandatory scientific procedure in cases of violent or suspicious deaths provides essential biological and macroscopic evidence for forensic expertise and criminal investigation files.
- Autopsy technician — A technical assistant or technician in veterinary or forensic medicine who prepares the corpse, the surgical instrumentation, and executes, under the direct guidance and supervision of the forensic pathologist, the primary techniques of sectioning, opening biological cavities, and harvesting organs during an autopsy. This person is also structurally responsible for the final grooming, suturing, and aesthetic reconstruction of the body post-procedure.
- Female autopsy technician — A female technical assistant or technician operating within a hospital or forensic mortuary, holding the structural role of preparing the corpse, managing necropsy surgical tools, and executing, under the direct coordination of a forensic pathologist, the primary techniques of sectioning, opening biological cavities, and harvesting organs. She also holds the technical responsibility for the final cleaning, suturing, and aesthetic reconstruction of the body post-procedure prior to its release to the family.
- Performing an autopsy — The act of performing an autopsy on a corpse and its result; the practical execution of the surgical and scientific protocol for internal post-mortem body examination through sectioning, structural evisceration, and macro-microscopic organ analysis. The process of autopsying is a fundamental forensic step in determining the direct cause of death, the mechanism of injury production, and the time elapsed since death, holding scientific evidence value in criminal proceedings.