forensic pathology
Death investigation medicine
Forensic pathology is the branch of medicine concerned with determining cause of death, particularly in criminal investigations.
A forensic pathologist performs autopsies, examines wounds and injuries, and provides expert testimony in legal proceedings.
The field applies medical knowledge to questions of law: The forensic pathology report confirmed death by strangulation.
- morgueCorpse holding facility
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- postmortem examinationDissection to determine death's cause
- coronerPublic death investigator
- cause of deathWhy someone died
lividity · manner of death · time of death · medical examiner · chain of custody · blood · decomposition · toxicology report · tissue · crime scene · crime scene investigation · bone · physiology · expert witness · cold case · cadaver · wound · gunshot wound
- investigationinvestigation, detective, evidence, clue, case
- forensic pathologyautopsy, coroner, medical examiner, cause of death, pathologist
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- forensic evidenceDNA evidence, fingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing
- postmortemspostmortem, post-mortem, autopsy, necropsy, postmortem exam
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
forensic pathologyclinical medicine
Hands-on healthcare practice
clinical treatment · emergency medicine · primary care · internal medicine · family medicine
forensic pathologypreventive medicine
Healthcare before illness strikes
wellness care · palliative care · health maintenance · disease prevention · public health
forensic pathologyresuscitation
Restoring vital functions
critical care · neonatal care · obstetrics · trauma surgery · intensive care