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Webster 1913 Edition


Autopsy

Au′top-sy

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] seen by one’s self; [GREEK] self + [GREEK] seen: cf. F.
autopsie
. See
Optic
,
Adj.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Autopsy

AU'TOPSY

,
Noun.
[Gr. self, and sight.]
Personal observation; ocular view.

Definition 2024


autopsy

autopsy

English

Noun

autopsy (plural autopsies)

  1. A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
  2. An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
  3. (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.

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Usage notes

  • The term necropsy is usually used for non-human animals, with autopsy reserved for human beings.

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Verb

autopsy (third-person singular simple present autopsies, present participle autopsying, simple past and past participle autopsied)

  1. (transitive) To perform an autopsy on.
  2. (transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.

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