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LIMITED AUTOPSY [1 record]

Record 1 2019-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

A postmortem examination restricted to one organ or body region.

OBS

... a limited autopsy may be problem-oriented, focusing on an organ or body cavity in which there is the greatest clinical curiosity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
CONT

Si une autopsie complète est refusée, les parents peuvent envisager une autopsie partielle ou non invasive qui peut toujours fournir des renseignements utiles.

DEF

Autopsie qui cible un organe ou une région spécifique du cadavre.

Spanish

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