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English noun: autopsy

1. autopsy (act) an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease


Synonymsnecropsy, PM, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examination


Broader (hypernym)examination, scrutiny


English verb: autopsy

1. autopsy (perception) perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)examine, see


Domain categorymedical specialty, medicine









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