Autopsist
inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
an -n-lysis of something after it has been done or made.
to perform an autopsy on.
noun (pl) -sies
also called necropsy, postmortem examination. dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
an eyewitness observation
any critical -n-lysis
n.
1650s, “an eye-witnessing,” from modern latin autopsia, from greek autopsia “a seeing with one’s own eyes,” from autos- “self” (see auto-) + opsis “a sight” (see eye (n.)). sense of “dissection of a body to determine cause of death” is first recorded 1670s, probably from the same sense in french autopsie (1570s).
autopsy au·top·sy (ô’tŏp’sē, ô’təp-)
n.
an examination of a cadaver in order to determine the cause of death or to study pathologic changes. also called necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination.
autopsy
(ô’tŏp’sē)
a medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death or to study pathologic changes.
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