Manner, Cause, Mechanism of Death

The cooling of the body after death.

• Algor Mortis

• Death

• Livor Mortis

The spontaneous breakdown of cells as they self digest.

• Algor Mortis

• Autolysis

• Decomposition

• Mechanism of Death

The immediate reason for a person's death.

• Death

• Autolysis

• Cause of death

The cessation of, or end of life.

• Cause of death

• Autolysis

• Death

The process of rotting and breaking down.

• Decomposition

• Instar

• Death

The study of insects as they pertain to legal issues.

• Decomposition

• Forensic Entomology

• Instar

One of the three larval stages of insect development.

• Forensic Entomology

• Instar

• Larva

Immature form of an animal that undergoes metamorphosis.

• Larva

• Instar

• Entomology

The pooling of the blood in tissue after death resulting in a reddish color to the skin.

• Manner of death

• Livor Mortis

• Algor Mortis

One of four means by which someone dies.

• Mechanism of death

• Manner of death

• cause of death