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| au·top·sy [ áw tòpsee ] |
noun (plural au·top·sies) |
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1. examination to find cause of death: the medical examination of a dead body in order to establish the cause and circumstances of death
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2. exhaustive examination: an exhaustive critical examination of something
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transitive verb (past and past participle au·top·sied, present participle au·top·sy·ing, 3rd person present singular au·top·sies) |
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perform autopsy on body: to perform an autopsy on a person or organ
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| [Mid-17th century. Via French or modern Latin< Greek autopsia "seeing with your own eyes" < autoptēs "eyewitness"] |
