Autopsy - English meaning

ˈɔː.tɒp.si

Autopsy – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
Usage examples:
A home office pathologist carried out the autopsy
Synonims:
Post-mortemPmNecropsy

verb
Perform an autopsy on (a body or organ).
Usage examples:
The animal must be autopsied as soon as possible

noun
The act of cutting open and examining a dead body in order to discover the cause of death
Usage examples:
Police said they were awaiting the results of an autopsy.

noun
The cutting open and examination of a dead body in order to discover the cause of death
Usage examples:
They carried out/performed an autopsy., the body arrived for autopsy at the dallas hospital.

Autopsy translation into English

Autopsy: translate from English into Chinese

尸检, 验ㄕ

Autopsy: translate from English into Dutch

Autopsie, Lijkschouwing, Lijkopening

Autopsy: translate from English into French

Autopsie

Autopsy: translate from English into German

Autopsie, Obduktion, Sektion

Autopsy: translate from English into Hindi

शव परीक्षण, शव परीक्षा, मुर्दे की चीरफाड़, सांघातिक चीर-फाड़, चीर-फाड़, Autopsy

Autopsy: translate from English into Italian

Autopsia

Autopsy: translate from English into Korean

검시, 실지 검증, 검시 해부

Autopsy: translate from English into Russian

Вскрытие, Вскрытие трупа, Аутопсия, Абдукция

Autopsy: translate from English into Spanish

Autopsia, Autopsiar

Word origin

mid 17th century (in the sense ‘personal observation’): from French autopsie or modern Latin autopsia, from Greek, from autoptēs ‘eyewitness’, from autos ‘self’ + optos ‘seen’.

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Autopsy – similar words

autopsies

ˈɔː.tɒp.si

noun
A post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
Usage examples:
A home office pathologist carried out the autopsy

verb
Perform an autopsy on (a body or organ).
Usage examples:
The animal must be autopsied as soon as possible

noun
The act of cutting open and examining a dead body in order to discover the cause of death
Usage examples:
Police said they were awaiting the results of an autopsy.

Autopsies - all meanings in English

Autopsy synonims

necropsy

noun
Another term for autopsy.

Necropsy - all meanings in English

pm

prəˈmiːθɪəm

noun
The prime minister.
Usage examples:
A private meeting with the pm

verb
Send (someone) a private message on social media, an online forum, etc.
Usage examples:
I'll pm you when i'm back online

abbreviation
After noon (used after times of day between noon and midnight that are not expressed using the 24-hour clock).
Usage examples:
At 3.30 p.m.

Pm - all meanings in English

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