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Autopsy (also known as necropsy or post-mortem examination) — the examination of the organs and tissues after death — has been practised for many thousands of years. The embalmers of Pharaonic Egypt possessed some anatomical knowledge. Roman and Greek army surgeons obtained their knowledge through the dissection of battlefield casualties. Reference to autopsy is also found in the early records of Indian and Chinese civilizations (Inglis, 1962).
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Green, J., Green, M. (1991). The autopsy and mortuary practice. In: Dealing with Death. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7216-3_6
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