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autopsy

au·top·sy

autopsy

 
 
pronunciation:
aw tap si
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part of speech: noun
inflections: autopsies
definition: a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death.
The doctor learned the cause of the man's death by doing an autopsy.
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