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Autopsy

Autopsy Meaning & Definition
Autopsy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Autopsy?

[n] an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
[v] perform an autopsy; do a post-mortem

Synonyms | Synonyms for Autopsy: necropsy | PM | postmortem | postmortem examination

Related Terms | Find terms related to Autopsy: canvass | check | check out | check over | check up on | coroner | examine | give an examination | go over | inquest | inspect | look at | look over | medical examiner | monitor | mortality committee | necroscopy | observe | overhaul | overlook | pass over | pass under review | peer at | peruse | pore over | post | postmortem | postmortem examination | review | run over | scan | scrutinize | set an examination | size | size up | study | survey | take stock of | take the measure

See Also | examination | examine | scrutiny | see

Autopsy In Webster's Dictionary

\Au"top*sy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? seen by one's self; ? self + ? seen: cf. F. autopsie. See {Optic}, a.] 1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view. By autopsy and experiment. --Cudworth. 2. (Med.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.

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