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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

necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination

also used for autopsy

necrotomy

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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