<P> Morgue from the French morgue, which means' to look at solemnly, to defy' . First used to describe the inner wicket of a prison, where new prisoners were kept so that jailers and turnkeys could recognize them in the future, it took on its modern meaning in fifteenth - century Paris, being used to describe part of the Châtelet used for the storage and identification of unknown corpses . </P> <P> Morgue is predominantly used in North American English, while mortuary is more common in British English, although both terms are used interchangeably . The euphemisms "Rose Cottage" and "Rainbow's End" are sometimes used in British hospitals to enable discussion in front of patients, the latter mainly for children . </P> <P> A person responsible for handling and washing bodies is now known as a diener, morgue attendant, or autopsy technician . </P> <P> There are two types of mortuary cold chambers: </P>

Who is the person that works in the morgue