noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
external postmortem examination; medicolegal inspection of a body
A formal procedure, usually by a doctor, to determine cause and time of death without a full autopsy. Used in legal and medical contexts.
警察の依頼で医師が遺体の検案を行った。
At the police's request, a doctor performed an external examination of the body.
検案の結果、死因は心不全と判断された。
As a result of the postmortem inspection, the cause of death was determined to be heart failure.