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Word: Autopsy
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (in the sense ‘personal observation’): from modern Latin autopsia, from Greek, from autoptos ‘self-revealed’, from autos ‘self’ + optos ‘seen’. In the sense ‘post-mortem examination’ probably after French autopsie
ˈɔːtɒpsi
a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease
Short Definition:post-mortem examination to discover cause of death
Examples:- a Home Office pathologist carried out the autopsy
- on autopsy it was established that he had suffered from a rare brain condition
Word: Autopsy
Speech Type: Verb
ˈɔːtɒpsi
perform an autopsy on (a body or organ)
Short Definition:perform autopsy on
Examples:- the animal must be autopsied as soon as possible
- an autopsied brain
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