autopsy (redirected from autopsies)

au·top·sy  (ôtps, 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.

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

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au·topsic, au·topsi·cal adj.

autopsist n.

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autopsy

Noun

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

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autopsy  (ôtps)

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

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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.

See also: Corpses

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	autopsy - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease necropsy, PM, post-mortem examination, postmortem 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"

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autopsy

noun postmortem, dissection, postmortem examination, necropsy

Translations

autopsy [ˈɔːtɔpsɪ] n → autopsia

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autopsy [ˈɔːtɔpsɪ] n → autopsie f

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autopsy [ˈɔːtɔpsɪ] n → Autopsie f

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autopsy [ˈɔːtɔpsɪ] n → autopsia

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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 尸体剖检