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autopsy
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au·top·sy  tps, ôtp-)
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 autopsi, a seeing for oneself : auto-, auto- + opsis, sight; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]

au·topsic, au·topsi·cal adj.
autopsist n.

autopsy
Noun
pl -sies examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death [Greek autopsia seeing with one's own eyes]

autopsy  tps)
A medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death or to study pathologic changes.

autopsy
an inspection and dissection of a body after death, usually to determine the cause of death. Also called necropsy, post-mortem examination.
See also: Corpses
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.autopsyautopsy - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
Verb1.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
Translations
autopsy [ˈɔːtɔpsɪ] nautopsia

autopsy [ˈɔːtɔpsɪ] nautopsie f

autopsy [ˈɔːtɔpsɪ] nAutopsie f

autopsy [ˈɔːtɔpsɪ] nautopsia

autopsy
n autopsy [ˈoːtopsi]
a medical examination of a body after death. lykskouing تَشْريح جُثَّه аутопсия pitva obduktion; autopsi die Autopsie αυτοψία autopsia lahkamine کالبد شکافی ruumiin-avaus autopsie נִתוּח לְאָחַר הַמָווֶת @@@נִיתוּח לְאָחַר הַמָווֶת$$$ शव-परीक्षा razudba halottszemle otopsi líkskoðun, krufning autopsia 検死 부검 skrodimas (līķa) sekcija pemeriksaan perubatan ke atas mayat autopsie obduksjon sekcja zwłok autópsia autopsie вскрытие трупа pitva obdukcija autopsija obduktion การชันสูตรศพ otopsi 屍體剖檢 розтин трупа لاش کا طبی معائنہ sự khám nghiệm tử thi


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The age distribution was in concordance with the trend reported in a recent study on autopsied lung specimens from 112 infants (25).
To date, the team has autopsied more than 1,700 carcasses.
The list includes the number of bodies being autopsied or examined by investigators; the balance are those awaiting pickup by families, veterans organizations or the county for disposal.
 
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