Autopsy

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːˌtɑːpsi/

Definitions of autopsy

noun a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease

Example Sentences

A1 The doctors performed an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

A2 After the accident, the police requested an autopsy to be conducted.

B1 The autopsy results revealed that the victim had died from a heart attack.

B2 The forensic pathologist conducted a thorough autopsy to gather evidence for the investigation.

C1 The autopsy report provided crucial information for the court case.

C2 The family requested an independent autopsy to verify the findings of the initial examination.

Examples of autopsy in a Sentence

formal The forensic pathologist conducted an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

informal The doctors had to do an autopsy to find out what happened.

slang They had to cut open the body for the autopsy.

figurative The team performed an autopsy on the project to analyze its failure.

Grammatical Forms of autopsy

• past tense: autopsied
• plural: autopsies
• comparative: more autopsy
• superlative: most autopsy
• present tense: autopsies
• future tense: will autopsy
• perfect tense: has autopsied
• continuous tense: is autopsying
• singular: autopsy
• positive degree: autopsy
• infinitive: to autopsy
• gerund: autopsying
• participle: autopsied

Origin and Evolution of autopsy

First Known Use: 1678 year

Language of Origin: Greek

Story behind the word: The word 'autopsy' originates from the Greek word 'autopsia', which means 'seeing with one's own eyes'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to the examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death, the word 'autopsy' has evolved to also include medical procedures and examinations done while the person is alive to diagnose diseases or conditions.