forensic pathologist
Death cause investigator
A forensic pathologist is a physician who investigates deaths to determine cause and manner—natural, accidental, suicide, or homicide.
They perform autopsies, examine evidence, and often testify in court.
The work combines medical expertise with legal investigation: The forensic pathologist concluded the victim had been strangled.
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- body bagContainer for transporting corpses
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- crime scene analysisStudy of offense locations
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
evidence collection · coroner · war crimes · cold case · toxicology · accidental deaths · suicides · scalpel · manner of death · medical examiner · anatomy · tissue sampling · chain of custody · crime lab · expert witness · courtroom testimony · imaging technology · hematology
- forensic pathologyautopsy, coroner, medical examiner, cause of death, postmortem
- Forensic ExpertsCSI, crime lab technician, DNA analyst, medical examiner, ballistics expert
- morguebody, cadaver, corpse, coroner, medical examiner
- death investigationautopsy report, cause of death, death certificate, coroner's office, morgue
- pathologistsneuropathologist, medical examiner
- justice workerspolice officer, detective, judge, prosecutor, defense attorney
forensic pathologisttrauma surgeon
Doctor for life-threatening injuries
obstetrician · pediatrician · neonatologist · general practitioner · cardiologist
forensic pathologistsurgeon
Physician who operates
trauma surgeon · cardiac surgeon · neurosurgeon · plastic surgeon · reconstructive surgeon
forensic pathologistmurderer
One who unlawfully kills
serial killer · assassin · hitman · poisoner · perpetrator
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