as in dissection
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 autopsy
Jones' body has been sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
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arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2025
According to the Butler County Coroner, autopsies have been conducted on Ronald and Consuelo.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Autopsy Confirms Homicide An autopsy was performed on Thursday by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
An autopsy was then conducted, which determined her death was a homicide, police said.
—ABC News, 8 July 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2025
According to the Butler County Coroner, autopsies have been conducted on Ronald and Consuelo.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Autopsy Confirms Homicide An autopsy was performed on Thursday by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
An autopsy was then conducted, which determined her death was a homicide, police said.
—ABC News, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autopsy
Noun
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Because the deep plane technique involves a more extensive dissection of tissues under and around facial nerves, Kaplan cautioned that the biggest risk is facial paralysis, which can be temporary or permanent.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Written in the form of an MFA thesis, the book offers a postmodern dissection of the ways power affects coupling partnerships.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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Messer, however, offered a hint in a finale postmortem with EW.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Winnipeg is a highly probable playoff team, with questions about its ceiling, and our playoffs postmortem indicated a need to get harder to play against in the middle of the ice.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
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Brockhaus also counseled Noe through the difficult decisions related to a critically ill pet and even drove KC’s body to the University of Missouri for a necropsy to determine the cause of death.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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Two dogs were cremated before necropsies could be done, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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“Autopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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