Meaning of AUTOPSY
| Pronunciation: | | 'otâpsee
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- [n] an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
- [v] perform an autopsy; do a post-mortem
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| | Synonyms: | | necropsy, PM, postmortem, postmortem examination |
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| | See Also: | | examination, examine, scrutiny, see | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Autopsy
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Au"top*sy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? seen by one's self; ? self
+ ? seen: cf. F. autopsie. See {Optic}, a.]
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.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | examination of a body after death; performed to determine cause of death, or to verify a diagnosis. |
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| | Definition: | | Strangely enough to view an autopsy with no other point of reference (like your own definition, or dream context) is actually a good omen and usually points to new and interesting experiences that are down the road for you, most commonly in a sexual sense. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death |
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| | Related Terms: | | canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, coroner, examine, give an examination, go over, inquest, inspect, look at, look over, medical examiner, monitor, mortality committee, necroscopy, observe, overhaul, overlook, pass over, pass under review, peer at, peruse, pore over, post, postmortem, postmortem examination, review, run over, scan, scrutinize, set an examination, size, size up, study, survey, take stock of, take the measure |
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