autopsy
noun
inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
autopsies
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pluralof autopsy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The San Diego County medical examiner’s office plans to perform autopsies to determine the cause and manner of death of the three people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Texas Newsroom obtained autopsies for prisoners named in the litigation, and three of those reports named heat as a contributing factor in the deaths.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
However, officials said they could not establish a definitive toll until autopsies had been completed and the bodies recovered from the fire had been formally identified,.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
The Tasmanian government has apologised for a decades-old scandal in which body parts taken from autopsies were secretly kept - and in some cases put on display - without the consent of families.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
After fourteen dogs had died, Drs. Macklin and McIlroy performed autopsies and discovered that many of the dogs had worms; the ship’s stores did not include the proper medication.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
