autopsy
[ aw-top-see, aw-tuh p- ]
/ ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
noun, plural au·top·sies.
inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
an analysis of something after it has been done or made.
verb (used with object), au·top·sied, au·top·sy·ing.
to perform an autopsy on.
Origin of autopsy
OTHER WORDS FROM autopsy
au·top·sist, nounWords nearby autopsy
Example sentences from the Web for autopsied
Schubert discovered that Chavez had been autopsied, and a sample of his blood was still in evidence.
Hunting for Long-Gone Serial Killers: Inside the Dead Man Talking Project |Christine Pelisek |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST“I originally assumed they autopsied people in San Quentin,” says Burke.
Hunting for Long-Gone Serial Killers: Inside the Dead Man Talking Project |Christine Pelisek |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEASTShe might be told to lie about her age, and she even might be shown dead, autopsied bodies at the morgue.
Secrets of an Underage Model: Prostitution, Money in New Film ‘Girl Model’ |Anna Klassen |September 5, 2012 |DAILY BEASTGihuwisan únà ang minatay únà dad-a sa punirarya, The body was autopsied before it was brought to the funeral parlor.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan |John U. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for autopsied
autopsy
/ (ˈɔːtəpsɪ, ɔːˈtɒp-) /
noun plural -sies
Also called: necropsy, postmortem examination
dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
an eyewitness observation
any critical analysis
Word Origin for autopsy
C17: from New Latin
autopsia, from Greek: seeing with one's own eyes, from
auto- +
opsis sight
Medical definitions for autopsied
autopsy
[ ô′tŏp′sē ]
n.
An examination of a cadaver in order to determine the cause of death or to study pathologic changes.
necropsy postmortem postmortem examination
Scientific definitions for autopsied
autopsy
[ ô′tŏp′sē ]
A medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death or to study pathologic changes.