autopsy (redirected from autopsist)

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