autopsy

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ôʹtŏpsē, IPA ^(key): /ˈɔːtɒpsiː/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔtɑpsi/
• Hyphenation: au‧top‧sy

Noun

Singular autopsy

Plural autopsies

1. An autopsy is a dissection performed on a cadaver to find the possible cause(s) of death.

Verb

Plain form autopsy

Third-person singular autopsies

Past tense autopsied

Past participle autopsied

Present participle autopsying

1. (transitive) To perform an autopsy on.