noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
death by external cause; violent death; exogenous death
Medical and legal term for death caused by trauma, accident, suicide, homicide, or other external factors, as opposed to natural causes (内因死). Often used in forensic contexts.
検死の結果、死因は外因死と判断された。
The autopsy concluded that the cause of death was an external cause.
外因死には交通事故や転落死などが含まれる。
External-cause deaths include traffic accidents and deaths from falls.