(a)   is the breakdown of cells as they self-digest

(a)   is the medical examination to determine the cause of death

(a)   is the injury or condition responsible for a person's death (i.e. heart attack)

(a)   is an elected official, either a layman or physician, who certifies deaths and can order additional investigations of suspicious deaths

(a)   is the breakdown of once-living matter by living organisms

(a)   is the pooling of the blood in tissues after death that results in a red skin color

(a)   is one of the five ways in which a person's death is classified

(a)   is the specific physiological, physical, or chemical event that stops life.

(a)   is a physician who performs autopsies, determines the cause and manner of death, and oversees death investigations

(a)   is the destruction of soft tissue by bacteria that results in the release of waste gases and fluids

(a)   is the stiffening of the skeletal muscles after death

(a)   is a fatty or waxy substance produced during the decomposition of dead bodies exposed to moisture

red spots in the white of the eyes that form due to capillary rupture in blood vessels in the eye

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