autopsy

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autopsy[1,noun] autopsy[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹au·top·sy
Pronunciation: -täp-s, t-p-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -sies
: 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