AUTOPSY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

autopsy

noun

ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē

Definition of autopsy

as in dissection

examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer

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Recent Examples of autopsy Crump thanked Colin Kaepernick for paying for the independent autopsy at the news conference Wednesday. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 20 July 2026 Movie producer Perry helped pay for the funeral expenses for the family, and former football player and activist Colin Kaepernick helped fund the private autopsy. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 An autopsy from the state is pending, with state officials saying the medical examiner is waiting on a toxicology report. — Elise Gregg, NPR, 20 July 2026 An official and outside investigation are ongoing; the official and independent autopsies are also pending. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for autopsy

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Noun

Advertisement Graham, who died earlier this month of an aortic dissection, spent some of his final days in Ukraine on his 10th visit to the country since it was invaded by Russia in 2022.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 July 2026
The longtime senator from South Carolina died July 11 following an aortic dissection.

— James Powel, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of dissection

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Neither company has released execution traces or an independent postmortem.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The program’s final years—from institutional life support through its 18-month postmortem—offer a revealing case study in the challenges and self-defeating dynamics that have emerged for a growing number of non-revenue college sports teams.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of postmortem

Noun

But a forensic necropsy conducted through the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals pointed investigators in a far darker direction.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
The whale washed up on Block Island's Crescent Beach days later, and researchers were able to perform a full necropsy on it.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of necropsy

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