autopsy
/ˈɔ.tɑp.si/noun, verb3 syllables
Autopsy means: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease.
Synonyms for autopsy7
noun, as in an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
What does autopsy mean?2
noun
1
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
verb
1
perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Autopsy in a sentence
- However, the medical examiner says her autopsy indicates her brain functions were not recoverable.Cangarejo
- Most of his posthumous fame came from his autopsy results.papabear
- I'd like a copy of the autopsy report.CK
- I'd like to do an autopsy on this body.CM
- Dan's autopsy revealed that he died from an overdose.Amastan
- An autopsy will be done in the next few days.mailohilohi
- The autopsy results suggested that she died due to a heart problem.al_ex_an_der
- The autopsy yielded little information about the cause of death.OsoHombre
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of autopsy
as a noun
- plural
- autopsies
as a verb
- past tense
- autopsied
- present participle
- autopsying
- third-person singular
- autopsies
- past participle
- autopsied