Look up: Autopsy

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   autopsy
   [n] - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease 2. [v] - perform an autopsy
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   autopsy
   necropsy Post-mortem examination of the organs and body tissue to determine cause of death or pathological condition.
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   Autopsy
   the examination of a body following death, possibly to determine the cause of death or for research
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   Autopsy
   Our Autopsy Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Autopsy Autopsy: A postmortem examination. Also called a necropsy. Autopsies have been done for more than 2,000 years but during most of this time they were rarely done, and then only for legal purposes. The Roman physician Antistius performed one of the earlie ...
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   autopsy
   Examination of the body,by dissection,after death with the aim of determining the cause of death Category: Management in the public and private sector • post-mortem examination of the body,including its organs,in order to establish the cause of the death Category: Medicine
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   Autopsy
   Au'top·sy noun [ Greek ..., from ... seen by one's self; ... self + ... seen: confer French autopsie . See Optic , adjective ] 1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view. « By autopsy and experiment. Cudworth. » 2. (Medicine) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of as ...
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   autopsy
   <procedure> A surgical procedure, postmortem, which involves the examination of body tissues, often to determine cause of death. ... (02 Jan 1998) ...
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   autopsy
   necropsy noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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   autopsy
   verb perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
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    autopsy
    (aw´top-se) examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death; it may be ordered by a coroner or medical examiner when the cause of death is unknown or the death has taken place under suspicious circumstances. Autopsies are also valuable sources of medical knowledge. Unless it is demanded by public...
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    Autopsy
    • (a.) Personal observation or examination; seeing with one`s own eyes; ocular view. • (a.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.
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    autopsy
    dissection and examination of a dead body and its organs and structures to determine the cause of death, to observe the effects of disease, and to ... [3 related articles]
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    autopsy
    autopsy, autopsia, autoptical, autoptically 1. An exhaustive critical personal examination or inspection of something. 2. The medical examination of a dead body in order to establish the cause and circumstances of death; also referred to as, 'remains to be seen'. Autopsy: remains to be seen. —Leonard L. Levinson Another definition of autopsy: the examination, after death, of an an...
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    Autopsy
    A surgical procedure that is performed after death. The body and tissues are examined, often to determine the cause of death. Women that lose their baby to stillbirth or miscarriage can often request that an autopsy be performed to provide answers as to why the loss occurred.
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    autopsy
    autopsy: see post-mortem examination.
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