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autopsy

Main Entry:: au·top·sy
Pronunciation:: \ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē, ˈȯ-təp-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural au·top·sies
Etymology:: Greek autopsia act of seeing with one's own eyes, from aut- + opsis sight, appearance — more at optic
Date:: 1678

1 : an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease —called also necropsy 2 : a critical examination, evaluation, or assessment of someone or something past

— autopsy transitive verb

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