Synonyms for autopsy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : aw-top-see, aw-tuh p- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- |
Définition of autopsy
Origin :- 1650s, "an eye-witnessing," from Modern Latin autopsia, from Greek autopsia "a seeing with one's own eyes," from autos- "self" (see auto-) + opsis "a sight" (see eye (n.)). Sense of "dissection of a body to determine cause of death" is first recorded 1670s, probably from the same sense in French autopsie (1570s).
- noun examination of dead body
- When the last case died, a free case again, I performed my own autopsy.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The lion has to assist at his autopsy,—rather hard, is n't it?
- Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
- There was nothing discovered at the autopsy to account for the death.
- Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
- Who is the physician that is going to undertake the autopsy?
- Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
- There are different ways of beginning an autopsy such as this.
- Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
- No, sir; but, then, I did not look for such a bottle until after the autopsy.
- Extract from : « The Lost Despatch » by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
- Anatomical description: limited because of absence of autopsy specimens.
- Extract from : « The Native Soil » by Alan Edward Nourse
- The only further recognition accorded him would be at the Autopsy.
- Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade
- The first witness called was the doctor who made the autopsy.
- Extract from : « The Four Pools Mystery » by Jean Webster
- "We will call you again after the doctor has finished his autopsy," said Mr. Gryce.
- Extract from : « That Affair Next Door » by Anna Katharine Green
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