as in dissections
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 autopsies
On Friday, the Chiang Mai regional livestock office announced in a statement that autopsies of the animals found genetic material of canine distemper virus, or CDV, and traces of bacterial infection but no avian influenza type A virus, also known as bird flu.
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Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The autopsies did not attribute the deaths to neglect, the spokesperson said.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Full autopsies of the nine are expected to be conducted, Soviar said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Last year, the office conducted more than 2,700 autopsies.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
Crews were working on Wednesday to bring the remains of the eight dead skiers off the mountain to be reunited with their families after autopsies are performed to determine the cause of death, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Dueling autopsies were produced by various advocacy groups.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Weeks after their bodies were found and after autopsies were done, a timeline and the causes of death were revealed.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
The state medical examiner is conducting autopsies on all six victims.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The autopsies did not attribute the deaths to neglect, the spokesperson said.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Full autopsies of the nine are expected to be conducted, Soviar said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Last year, the office conducted more than 2,700 autopsies.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
Crews were working on Wednesday to bring the remains of the eight dead skiers off the mountain to be reunited with their families after autopsies are performed to determine the cause of death, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Dueling autopsies were produced by various advocacy groups.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Weeks after their bodies were found and after autopsies were done, a timeline and the causes of death were revealed.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
The state medical examiner is conducting autopsies on all six victims.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autopsies
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Within days, it was hurled into the internet's true crime universe, Andrea May Sahouri reports, with influencers far and wide sharing posts, live streams and even dissections of timelines and evidence, bringing national attention to Park and a reeling rural Michigan community.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Based on dissections of a few catfish and the timing of the sighting, researchers concluded the bumblebee catfish were likely migrating upriver to spawn and were not eating during the migration.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The remains of the tigers went through necropsies before being cremated and buried.—
Wasamon Audjarint,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The agency said necropsies were completed and the horse carcasses were buried.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Autopsies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsies. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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