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autopsie

autopsy

noun oh-top-SEE Less Common
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: Greek autopsia (seeing with one's own eyes)

Usage Note

Autopsie is the medical examination of a body after death to determine cause of death. The verb autopsier means 'to perform an autopsy'. In figurative usage, faire l'autopsie de can mean 'to conduct a post-mortem analysis of' a project or event.

Examples

"L'autopsie a révélé la cause du décès."

Natural Translation

The autopsy revealed the cause of death.

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