au·top·sy

(ô′tŏp′sē, ô′təp-)

n. pl. au·top·sies

1. Examination of a cadaver to determine or confirm the cause of death. Also called necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination.

2. A critical assessment or examination after the fact: a post-election campaign autopsy.

tr.v. au·top·sied, au·top·sying, au·top·sies

To subject to an autopsy.

[Greek autopsiā, a seeing for oneself : auto-, auto- + opsis, sight; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

au·top′sic, au·top′si·cal adj.

au′top′sist n.

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autopsy

(ˈɔːtəpsɪ; ɔːˈtɒp-)

n, pl -sies

1. (Pathology) Also called: necropsy or postmortem examination dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

2. an eyewitness observation

3. any critical analysis

[C17: from New Latin autopsia, from Greek: seeing with one's own eyes, from auto- + opsis sight]

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au•top•sy

(ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp-)

n., pl. -sies, n.

1. the inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.

2. a critical analysis of something after it has taken place or been completed.

v.t.

3. to perform an autopsy on.

[1645–55; < Greek autopsía a seeing with one's own eyes =aut- aut- + ópsis -opsis]

au′top•sist, n.

au·top·sy

(ô′tŏp′sē)

A medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.

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autopsy

an inspection and dissection of a body after death, usually to determine the cause of death. Also called necropsy, post-mortem examination.

autopsy

A scientific examination of a dead body carried out in order to determine the cause of death.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	autopsy - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease necropsy, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination, postmortem, post-mortem examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
Verb	1.	autopsy - perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

autopsy

noun postmortem, dissection, postmortem examination, necropsy The autopsy report gave the cause of death as poisoning.

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Translations

تَشْريح جُثَّه

pitva

autopsiobduktion

AutopsieNekropsieObduktion

νεκροψία

autopsie autopsier

autopsijaobdukcija

líkskoîun, krufning

autopsia analisi post mortem

검시

skrodimas

sekcija

obduktion

autopsy

[ˈɔːtɒpsɪ] N → autopsia f

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autopsy

[ˈɔːtɒpsi] n → autopsie fAuto show n → Salon m de l'autoauto worker n → ouvrier/ière m/f de l'industrie automobile

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autopsy

n → Autopsie f, → Leichenöffnung f

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autopsy

[ˈɔːtɒpsɪ] n → autopsia

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autopsy

(ˈoːtopsi) – plural ˈautopsies – noun

a medical examination of a body after death.

au·top·sy

n. autopsia, examen de un cadáver.

autopsy

n (pl -sies) autopsia, necropsia

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In their room, however, all is bustle and confusion, for the doctors are about to make an autopsy on the corpse.

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