Death Unit Terms

2. destruction of soft tissue by bacteria that results in the release of waste gases and fluids
3. The breakdown of once-living matter by living organisms
5. The breakdown of cells as the self-digest
7. death investigators: medical professionals used to provide evidence on medical and legal issues
8. An elected official, either a layman or physician, who certifies deaths and can order additional investigations of suspicious deaths
9. -mortis: the pooling of the blood in tissues after death that results in a red skin color
10. -of death: the specific physiological, physical, or chemical event that stops life
12. -mortis: cooling of the body after death
13. -of death:the injury of conditions responsible for a person's death
14. -of death: one of the ways in which a person's death is classified (i.e. natural, accidental, etc.)
15. A medical doctor specifically trained to perform autopsies to determine the presence or absence of disease, injury, or poisoning

1. hemorrhages: red spots in the white of the eyes that form due to capillary rupture in blood vessels of the eye
4. cause of death: the underlying caused of death that leads to the certification of the death
5. Medical examination to determine the cause of death
6. -mortis: the stiffening of the skeletal muscles after death
7. a physician who performs autopsies, determines the cause and manner of death and oversees death investigations
11. A fatty or waxy substance produced during the decomposition of dead bodies exposed to moisture