as in dissections
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 autopsies
Authorities were able to recover all the bodies from the wreckage, which were then transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Anchorage for autopsies.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Information from autopsies helps target efforts to prevent deaths.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
Aurelius’ office conducts autopsies for 34 North Carolina counties and contracts with eight independent autopsy centers, which cover the remaining 66 counties.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
This is an episode that makes a case for autopsies.
—Samuel Ashworth, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
Bodies are brought to forensic pathologists who either work for the state or perform autopsies on a contract basis.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
On television, autopsies happen in dark rooms with blue light.
—Samuel Ashworth, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
The agency said Sunday that the autopsies were completed but the official ruling by the medical examiner was pending forensic tests.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
That language appears to include autopsies, which are public record in North Carolina.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Information from autopsies helps target efforts to prevent deaths.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
Aurelius’ office conducts autopsies for 34 North Carolina counties and contracts with eight independent autopsy centers, which cover the remaining 66 counties.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
This is an episode that makes a case for autopsies.
—Samuel Ashworth, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
Bodies are brought to forensic pathologists who either work for the state or perform autopsies on a contract basis.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
On television, autopsies happen in dark rooms with blue light.
—Samuel Ashworth, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
The agency said Sunday that the autopsies were completed but the official ruling by the medical examiner was pending forensic tests.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
That language appears to include autopsies, which are public record in North Carolina.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Autopsies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsies. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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