AUTOPSY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

autopsy

noun

ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē

Definition of autopsy

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 An autopsy of Mitte will be performed in the coming days, Cameron County officials said Monday. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 However an independent autopsy could find the cause to be asphyxia, as has happened with similar cases, according to police expert Ed Obayahsi, a Modoc County deputy. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the deceased and determine the cause and manner of death after an autopsy. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026 The manner of death is listed as pending the outcome of an autopsy. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for autopsy

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Noun

The brouhaha offers many avenues for discourse and cultural dissection.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Documentarian Alex Gibney is no stranger to dissections of corrupting power — from his feature dives into Enron, Elizabeth Holmes and Scientology.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissection

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OpenAI enlisted two of its employees and a contractor to put together a postmortem report detailing how the company's models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached open-source developer platform Hugging Face.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
For Deadline’s Season 4 finale postmortem interview with Hunt, click here.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of postmortem

Noun

The necropsy did not reveal a single cause of death, and instead pointed to several factors including severe anemia, blood clots in her wing and one kidney, and liver and lung abnormalities.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
The necropsy found that Jackie had multiple conditions, including a type of infectious avian flu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of necropsy

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