autopsy
Translation
autopsy, post-mortem
Examples
The autopsy revealed the cause of death.
The autopsy revealed the cause of death.
Grammar Patterns
((an autopsy)) on (sb.) an examination of a dead body The coroner performed an autopsy on the victim.
Similar Words
Synonyms: post-mortem, necropsy
Etymology
From Greek 'auto-' (self) and 'opsis' (sight), literally meaning 'to see for oneself'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'auto' as in 'automatic' and 'psy' like 'see'. It's an automatic way to 'see' the cause of death.