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 Goens declined to provide additional information about the drowning, saying the case was still under investigation pending the autopsy. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 On Friday, during a press conference discussing the latest on Wells’ suspicious death, attorney Ben Crump announced that Tyler Perry had agreed to pay the family’s funeral costs, while Colin Kaepernick planned to pay for an independent autopsy. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2026 Sanz said Saturday that authorities had completed autopsies and DNA samples were collected to identify them. — Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Friday that the results of their autopsies remain pending further studies. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for autopsy

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Aortic dissections occur when the inner layer of tissue in the aorta, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body, ruptures.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 13 July 2026
An aortic dissection occurs when there is a tear in the aorta, which disrupts the critical source of blood flow.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

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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
The corpse was shipped to Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, which will administer a necropsy to determine the cause of death.

— ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026

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