as in dissection
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer
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Recent Examples of autopsy
After the investigation reopened, the child's remains were exhumed and sent to the FBI for a forensic autopsy.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In his ruling this afternoon, Judge Wilson stipulated no photos or other explicit images from the couple’s respective autopsy will be disclosed.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
An autopsy ruled the manner of death as a homicide, but no identification could be made.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, after an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, officials confirmed them as belonging to Leary.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In his ruling this afternoon, Judge Wilson stipulated no photos or other explicit images from the couple’s respective autopsy will be disclosed.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
An autopsy ruled the manner of death as a homicide, but no identification could be made.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, after an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, officials confirmed them as belonging to Leary.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autopsy
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Whether their focus is call-in advice, comedic commentary, candid girl talk, or cultural dissections or health and wellness, these women lead the discussion with expertise, humor and vulnerability.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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The edges and vertices of one graph can be compared with those of another to explore deeper relationships between the two structures—an approach that Kamata thought might help to resolve Dudeney’s dissection.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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Given a fake postmortem identity by British counterintelligence officers — no effort to find his family is made — he is dressed in a military uniform, sealed in a cooler, then ejected from a submarine near the coast of Spain.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Yet in Democratic election postmortems, liberal media and political leaders’ reactions have ranged from characteristic shrillness to self-loathing, blame games, and party infighting.—
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett,
National Review,
16 Feb. 2025
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The investigation remains ongoing until cellphone data can be reviewed, and a necropsy is performed on their deceased dog, Zinna.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The results of the necropsy for the couple's dog Zinna are still pending.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Autopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsy. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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