University:
Saint Louis University
Course:
PATH 0100 | Introduction to Pathology
Academic year:

2022
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474

Pages:

3
Author:

Alma Stephenson

PATHOLOGICAL TERMS after death autopsy necropsy biopsy The postmortem examination of a body, including the internal organs and structures after dissection, to determine the cause of death or the nature of pathological changes. A surgical examination of a dead body, most commonly a dead animal, in order to learn why the animal died. only interested organ The removal and examination, usually microscopic of tissue from the living body, performed to establish precise diagnosis - autopsy The postmortem examination of a body, including the internal organs and structures after dissection, to determine the cause of death or the nature of pathological changes.