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 his body was exhumed for another autopsy, Anderson found Kendrick’s organs were gone, CBS news reported in October 2013.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
Her cause of death is also unknown, pending a forensic examination and autopsy, the newspaper reported.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 27 July 2025
An autopsy conducted the same day indicated his death was consistent with drowning.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 July 2025
Authorities say the case remains under investigation, and an autopsy is pending.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
Her cause of death is also unknown, pending a forensic examination and autopsy, the newspaper reported.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 27 July 2025
An autopsy conducted the same day indicated his death was consistent with drowning.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 July 2025
Authorities say the case remains under investigation, and an autopsy is pending.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autopsy
Noun
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The procedure also included a complete neck dissection.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Because the deep plane technique involves a more extensive dissection of tissues under and around facial nerves, Kaplan cautioned that the biggest risk is facial paralysis, which can be temporary or permanent.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Messer, however, offered a hint in a finale postmortem with EW.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Winnipeg is a highly probable playoff team, with questions about its ceiling, and our playoffs postmortem indicated a need to get harder to play against in the middle of the ice.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
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Brockhaus also counseled Noe through the difficult decisions related to a critically ill pet and even drove KC’s body to the University of Missouri for a necropsy to determine the cause of death.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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Two dogs were cremated before necropsies could be done, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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“Autopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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