[ˈɔːtɒpsi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease
(e.g: a Home Office pathologist carried out the autopsy)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘personal observation’): from modern Latin autopsia, from Greek, from autoptos ‘self-revealed’, from autos ‘self’ + optos ‘seen’. In the sense ‘post-mortem examination’ probably after French autopsie

[ˈɔːtɒpsi], (Verb)

Definitions:
- perform an autopsy on (a body or organ)
(e.g: the animal must be autopsied as soon as possible)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘personal observation’): from modern Latin autopsia, from Greek, from autoptos ‘self-revealed’, from autos ‘self’ + optos ‘seen’. In the sense ‘post-mortem examination’ probably after French autopsie