Definition of 'autopsy'
noun plural -sies
1. Also called : necropsy, postmortem examination
2.
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Word origin of 'autopsy'
C17: from New Latin autopsia, from Greek: seeing with one's own eyes, from auto- + opsis sight nounWord forms: plural ˈauˌtopsies
1.
an examination and dissection of a dead body to discover the cause of death, damage done by disease, etc.; postmortem
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Word origin of 'autopsy'
ML & Gr autopsia, a seeing with one's own eyes < Gr autos, self + opsis, a sight < ōps, eyeExample sentences containing 'autopsy'
Times, Sunday Times (2009) The Sun (2012) Times, Sunday Times (2006) Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The autopsy apparently showed no such genital exaggeration.
Times, Sunday Times (2009) The Sun (2009)The autopsy report is clear in its implications.
The Sun (2012) The Sun (2013) The Sun (2010) Times, Sunday Times (2008) The Sun (2008) The Sun (2015) The Sun (2013) The Sun (2011)But if an autopsy shows his mother died of natural causes the charge will be reduced to failing to report a death.
The Sun (2011) Times, Sunday Times (2015)After the men died, an autopsy was performed on their brains.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)We're now awaiting results of an autopsy.
The Sun (2015) Times, Sunday Times (2007)Modern medical practice was founded 150 years ago designing a feedback from autopsy results to diagnosis.
MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974) The Sun (2009)Police said an autopsy showed that both men died of respiratory failure, with suspicion of heart attacks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014) The Sun (2016)Then the body was taken to the morgue at the city hospital, where the medical examiner conducted an autopsy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)Trends of 'autopsy'
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Translations for 'autopsy'
British English: autopsy NOUN
An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.The autopsy report gave the cause of death as poisoning.
An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.The autopsy report gave the cause of death as poisoning.
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