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- pronunciation:
- aw
tap
si
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
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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. |
The word autopsy
contains the following parts:
aut, auto
Greek
prefix
that means self
  Example words:
op, ops, opt, opto, ophthalm, ophthalmo, -opia, -opsy
Greek
root
that means eye, visual condition, vision, sight, inspection
Example words:
- synonyms:
- ocul
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