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au⋅top⋅sy

  [aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] noun, plural -sies, verb, -sied, -sy⋅ing.
–noun
1. inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
2. an analysis of something after it has been done or made.
–verb (used with object)
3. to perform an autopsy on.
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Origin:
1645–55; (< MF autopsie) < Gk autopsía a seeing with one's own eyes, equiv. to aut- aut- + óps(is) -opsis + -ia -y 3

Related forms:
au⋅top⋅sist, noun
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au·top·sy   (ô'tŏp'sē, ô'təp-)   
n.   pl. au·top·sies

  1. Examination of a cadaver to determine or confirm the cause of death. Also called necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination.

  2. A critical assessment or examination after the fact: a post-election campaign autopsy.

tr.v.   au·top·sied, au·top·sying, au·top·sies
To subject to an autopsy.

[Greek autopsiā, a seeing for oneself : auto-, auto- + opsis, sight; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
au·top'sic, au·top'si·cal adj., au'top'sist n.
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Word Origin & History

autopsy 
1651, "an eye-witnessing," from Mod.L. autopsia, from Gk. autopsia "seeing with one's own eyes," from autos- "self" (comb. form) + opsis "a sight" (see eye). Sense of "dissection of a body to determine cause of death" is first recorded 1678.
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Main Entry: au·top·sy
Pronunciation: 'o-"täp-sE, -t&p-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sies
: an examination of a body after death usually involving dissection esp. to determine the cause of death called also post mortem post mortem examination —autopsy transitive verb
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1au·top·sy
Pronunciation: 'o-"täp-sE, 'ot-&p-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 calledalso necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination

Main Entry: 2autopsy
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -sied; -sy·ing
: to perform an autopsy on
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autopsy au·top·sy (ô'tŏp'sē, ô'təp-)
n.
An examination of a cadaver in order to determine the cause of death or to study pathologic changes. Also called necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination.

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autopsy   (ô'tŏp'sē)  Pronunciation Key 
A medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death or to study pathologic changes.
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