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/fəɹˈɛnsɪk mˈɛdsən/
/fɚɹˈɛnsɪk mˈɛdəsən/Forensic medicine
[NOUN]1
the branch of medicine that addresses the physiology of dying, particularly the time and cause of death
synonyms : forensic pathology
Examples
1. From Physical Anthropology in Forensic Medicine, detectives can guess the Gender, Age, Ethnicity, Height, Physical Build and Unique Facial Traits all from bits of human skull remains.
2. She subsequently benefited from the kindness of a prominent Jewish doctor in Stockholm and worked in his forensic medicine lab.
3. Now, the time of death has always been sort of the Holy Grail in forensic medicine because it provides useful information to verify alibis from suspects, from witnesses, but also the timelines of the victim itself: you know, where was the victim prior to his death, who was he with?
4. It wasn’t until September 23 that Ötzi was completely extricated from the ice and taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Innsbruck.
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