verbal autopsy

verbal autopsy

method of obtaining as much information as possible about a deceased person by asking questions of family and others who can describe the mode of death and circumstances preceding death; used especially in developing countries and in settings and situations in which postmortem pathologic examination is not feasible.

ver·bal au·top·sy

(vĕrb'ăl aw'top-sē) Method of obtaining as much information as possible about a deceased person by asking questions of family and others who can describe the mode of death and circumstances preceding it; used especially in developing countries and in settings and situations in which postmortem pathologic examination is not feasible.