autopsy
noun
, ˈȯ-təp-\
Definition of autopsy
— called also necropsy
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Synonyms for autopsy
Synonyms
necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination
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An autopsy will be conducted to determine if Hairston had CTE. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Jason Hairston’s wife says ex-NFL player struggled with CTE symptoms weeks before suicide," 9 Sep. 2018 An autopsy will be conducted to determine a cause of death, police said. — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit police investigating death of 7-month-old boy," 1 July 2018 William Jiménez, an official at the morgue where Alban’s body was taken, alleges in an online video that the autopsy found water in his lungs. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "Cuba Holds the Keys to Venezuela," 14 Oct. 2018 An autopsy found that Navarra died of blunt force trauma, police said. — Benjamin Brown, Fox News, "Stepdad, 90, held in connection with woman's blunt force trauma death, police say," 28 Sep. 2018 An autopsy found high levels of an benzalkonium chloride, a disinfectant, in his body, the Japanese news outlet reported. — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "Nurse poisoned at least 20 ailing patients so they would die during someone else's watch," 10 July 2018 One struck the right side of his face, another hit his right elbow and a third, which was the fatal wound, hit his back and then struck a lung and his heart, an autopsy found. — Matthew Haag, New York Times, "Officer Who Shot Antwon Rose Is Charged With Criminal Homicide," 27 June 2018 An autopsy found wounds to her neck, back, upper chest and face. — CBS News, "Popular DJ accused of killing elementary school teacher in 1992," 26 June 2018 He was hit in the thigh, finger, wrist, shoulder, clavicle and twice in the chest and twice in the abdomen, an autopsy found. — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, "Man who burst into homeless shelter said: 'I'm gonna kill everyone in here'," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'autopsy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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autopsy
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English Language Learners Definition of autopsy
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autopsy
noun
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Medical Definition of autopsy
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— called also necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination
autopsy
transitive verbMedical Definition of autopsy (Entry 2 of 2)
autopsy
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Legal Definition of autopsy
— called also post mortem, post mortem examination
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