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autopsy

noun, verb
/ˈɔːtɒpsi/

Meaning

a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease

Example Sentences

The autopsy revealed that the victim had died from poisoning.

Example Expressions

perform an autopsy

Synonyms

post-mortem, necropsy, examination, dissection, analysis

Antonyms

healing, treatment, diagnosis

Collocations

perform autopsy, autopsy report, autopsy results, conduct autopsy, forensic autopsy

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