AUTOPSY & BIOPSY

Autopsy, also called postmortem, dissection and examination of a dead body and its organs and
structures. An autopsy may be performed to determine the cause of death, to observe the effects
of disease, and to establish the evolution and mechanisms of disease processes.

On the other hand, biopsy is a medical diagnostic procedure in which cells or tissues are removed

from a patient and examined visually, usually with a microscope. The biopsy is a standard step in
the diagnosis of both malignant and benign tumors and can also provide a wide range of other types
of diagnostic information, particularly in connection with certain organs, such as the liver or
the pancreas.

They are both analytical processes, involving the school of medicine, but an autopsy is the analysis of
a corpse, whereas a biopsy is the analysis of a tissue sample taken from a live organisms.

REFERENCES:

E.B. (1768). autopsy | History, Procedure, Purposes, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/autopsy

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Krans, B. (2018, September 29). Biopsy. Healthline.

https://www.healthline.com/health/biopsy#purpose