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• autopsy — autopsist, n. /aw top see, aw teuhp /, n., pl. autopsies, v., autopsied, autopsying. n. 1. inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination. 2. an analysis of something after it… …   Universalium

• Autopsy — A postmortem examination. Also called a necropsy. Autopsies have been done for more than 2,000 years but during most of this time they were rarely done, and then only for legal purposes. The Roman physician Antistius performed one of the earliest …   Medical dictionary

• autopsy — n. to do, perform an autopsy on * * * [ ɔːtɒpsɪ] perform an autopsy on to do …   Combinatory dictionary

• autopsy — 1. noun /ˈɔːˌtɒpsiː/ a) A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death. b) An after the fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure. Syn: necropsy, necrotomy, postmortem 2 …   Wiktionary

• autopsy — au·top·sy || ɔːtÉ™psɪ n. postmortem, examination of a corpse to determine cause of death v. perform a postmortem examination, perform an autopsy (often in order to determine cause of death) …   English contemporary dictionary

• autopsy — [ ɔ:tɒpsi, ɔ: tɒpsi] noun (plural autopsies) a post mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease. verb (autopsies, autopsying, autopsied) perform an autopsy on. Origin C17 (in the sense personal observation ): from… …   English new terms dictionary

• autopsy — au•top•sy [[t]ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp [/t]] n. pl. sies 1) med the inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination 2) a critical analysis of something after it has taken place or been… …   From formal English to slang

• autopsy — noun VERB + AUTOPSY ▪ carry out, conduct, do, perform ▪ request ▪ undergo AUTOPSY + VERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• perform — verb 1 do a task/duty/piece of work ADVERB ▪ effectively, efficiently, properly (esp. BrE), successfully, well ▪ Who ensures that tasks are properly performed? ▪ poorly …   Collocations dictionary

• John F. Kennedy autopsy — The autopsy of President John F. Kennedy was performed, beginning at about 8 p.m. and ending at about midnight EST, on Nov. 22, 1963, the day of his assassination, at the then Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. The choice of autopsy… …   Wikipedia

• Euphoria, Part 2 — House (TV series) episode episode name = Euphoria, Part 2 episode no = HOU 221 airdate = May 3, 2006 writer = Russel Friend Garrett Lerner and David Shore director = Deran Sarafian guest star = Charles S. Dutton as Rodney Foreman Scott Michael… …   Wikipedia