Meaning of autopsy in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɔˌtɑpsi/

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  1. Verb

    autopsy

    Definitions

    1. perform an autopsy on a dead body

    Examples

    • « do a post-mortem »

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    autopsy

    Etymology

    mid 17th century (in the sense ‘personal observation’): from French autopsie or modern Latin autopsia, from Greek, from autoptēs‘eyewitness’, from autos‘self’ + optos‘seen’

    Definitions

    1. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

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