AUTOPSIED

Verb

autopsied

simple past tense and past participle of autopsy

Source: Wiktionary


AUTOPSY

Au"top*sy, n. Etym: [Gr. autopsie. See Optic, a.]

1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view. By autopsy and experiment. Cudworth.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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