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/o.tɔp.si/
Translation
autopsy, post-mortem
Word origin
From Greek autopsia ('a seeing with one's own eyes'), from autos ('self') and opsis ('sight'). The point of the procedure is to see the cause of death directly.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- autopsia
- English cognates
- autopsy, optic
Grammar
Examples
l' .
The doctor carried out the post-mortem last night.
L' .
The post-mortem points to a natural death.
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Post-mortems sometimes take several days.
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Without a post-mortem the police will know nothing.
l'.
She is waiting for the post-mortem results.
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