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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.
Personal observation; ocular view.
Definition 2024
autopsy
autopsy
English
Noun
autopsy (plural autopsies)
- A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
- An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
- (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.
Synonyms
- (dissection of a cadaver): necropsy, necrotomy; postmortem
- (after the fact examination): postmortem
Usage notes
Translations
a dissection performed on a cadaver
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Verb
autopsy (third-person singular simple present autopsies, present participle autopsying, simple past and past participle autopsied)
- (transitive) To perform an autopsy on.
- (transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.
Translations
perform an autopsy