autopsynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈɔː.tɒp.si/us/ˈɑː.tɑːp.si/the cutting open and examination of a dead body in order to discover the cause of death:
They carried out/performed an autopsy.
The body arrived for autopsy at the Dallas hospital.
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Medical examination
- audiology
- biopsy
- CAT scan
- cervical smear
- check-up
- clinically
- colonoscopy
- ECG
- electroencephalogram
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- mammogram
- palpate
- palpation
- PET scan
- pregnancy test
- screening
- sonogram
- specimen
- ultrasound
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