Medical Dictionary
1autopsy
noun au·top·sy \ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē, ˈȯt-əp-\
plural au·top·sies
Medical Definition of AUTOPSY
: an examination of the body after death usually with such dissection as will expose the vital organs for determining the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease—called also necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination
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