YES
Pronouncement of death is done by any "attending physician" or doctor. He signs the death certificate. The official who investigates deaths is the "coroner" or a "medical examiner" (M.E.) working under him.
death in chinese is SIyou go all HEAVY when you pronounce the word,not high pitched.
death
bbb
Me-kah-me
"bawss" (bás)
A contemporary physician who was a world authority on the subject of death and after-death states.
yes
θάνατος, thanatos "tha-nah-tos"
anthropologist
A pathologist is the physician who may work to determine cause of death when the answer is not obvious.
I believe the Russian word for death is смерть, but I'm not sure. It is. Pronounce it "smyertch"