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autopsya medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɔːtɑːpsi/

Korean meaning: 사인을 규명하기 위해 시신을 해부하여 검사하는 것, 부검

Korean pronunciation: **오**탑시

Example Sentences

  • The detective comedy showed a clumsy coroner who kept dropping his autopsy tools.
  • The autopsy confirmed the cause of death was natural causes.
  • In CSI shows, they always make autopsy scenes look much more dramatic than reality.

autopsy

NOUN

//ˈɔːtɑːpsi//

a medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

autopsy concept
💡 Concept

A pathologist performs an autopsy to determine the cause of death

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autopsy rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The autopsy went topsy-turvy!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɔːtɑːpsi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɔːtɒpsi/

🌳Etymology

Prefixauto--
Root-opsy

Origin

From Greek 'autopsia' meaning 'a seeing with one's own eyes', derived from 'autos' (self) and 'opsis' (sight or view). The term was adopted into medical terminology to describe the direct visual examination of a corpse.

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🎵Rhyme

topsychopsy
topsy
chopsy

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The detective comedy showed a clumsy coroner who kept dropping his autopsy tools.

The autopsy confirmed the cause of death was natural causes.

😄 Fun example

In CSI shows, they always make autopsy scenes look much more dramatic than reality.

The family requested an independent autopsy for a second opinion.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

post-mortemnecropsyexaminationdissection

Antonyms

biopsy

Related

forensiccoronerpathologyexaminationinvestigation