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S FORENSICS VOCAB

TermDefinition
Autopsy Dissection of body to determine cause and time of death.
Biometrics Using unique features of a person to identify that person. Buy a metrics include fingerprints facial features rental patterns and handwriting.
Chromatography A method of identifying different inks by the unique pigment combinations found in inks.
DNA Basic unit of a person genetic information which is used to determine a person's identity.
Dusting A method used to bring out visible fingerprints fingerprints that you can see when left by oily or dirty fingers.
Facial recognization Use of software that creates a map of a face and then compares to distinct points in its database.
Fingerprint patterns Typical patterns, including loops, worlds, and arches, that help to identify each person's unique set of fingerprints.
Fuming A message used to bring out latent fingerprints, fingerprints that you can't see but are left by sweat or other bodily evidence.
Identification Using features of a body bones, teeth, scars, birthmarks, tattoos, and fingerprints to identify suspects or victims who have died.
Medical examiner The expert that examines the body when I death is suspicious.
Pathology The diagnostics of disease and cause of death through laboratory analysis.
Toxicology The study of toxins and their effect on the body.
Trace evidence Evidence that has left at the scene and provides a trace of information about who was there. Trace evidence may include pain chips, hair, gunshot residing, or fibers from clothing or other fabrics.
Trajectory The past an object takes as it travels through space.
Ultraviolet light Used by forensic scientists to see certain substances that are not visible without it.
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