autopsy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɔ.tɑp.si/ (General-American)
- /ˈɔː.tɒp.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑ.tɑp.si/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɔˈtɑp.si/ (US, dated)
Etymology
From New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsĭ́ā, “seeing with one's own eyes”). By surface analysis, auto- + -opsy.
Meanings
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A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
The autopsy revealed he had died of multiple bullet wounds.
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(figuratively) An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
Understanding exactly what happened and why is an essential first step to winning back the White House. ¶ In addition to the autopsy, the DNC should abandon the penchant for secrecy and embrace the principles of transparency and accountability that helped inspire and engage millions of people to participate in the 2008 Obama campaign.
2017 January 19, Steve Phillips, “The Next DNC Chair Must Abandon Color-Blind Politics”, in The Nation, new York, N.Y.: The Nation Company, L.P., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022:This lack of built-in clutter makes the system easy to comprehend. Debugging facilities are few but powerful: snapshots, tracing, and autopsy.
1977, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Washington State University. Computer Science Dept, Proceedings of Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curricula (issue 8)
- (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| autopsies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| autopsia | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
postautopsy · psychological autopsy · autopsic · unautopsied · preautopsy · autopsist · virtopsy · social autopsy · reautopsy
Synonyms
necrotomy · postmortem · necropsy · postmortem
Translations (91)
da autopsi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · tr otopsi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · hy դիահերձում (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sw uchunguzi wa maiti (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ka აუტოფსია (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · cmn 屍檢 /尸检 (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · uz otopsi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · tl surimbangkay (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · fo líkskurður (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · pt autópsia (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · cmn 驗屍 /验尸 (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sh обду̀кција (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · hi शवपरीक्षा (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · fr autopsie (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · az meyityarma (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · fi ruumiinavaus (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · de Sektion (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · lv autopsija (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · mi arohaenga (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · hi पोस्टमार्टम (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sh autòpsija (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · be ускрыццё (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ms autopsi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · nl autopsie (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · nb obduksjon (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · es autopsia (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · pl sekcja (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · lt skrodimas (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · cs pitva (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · is krufning (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · pl autopsja (eyewitness observation) · id bedah mayat (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · et lahkamine (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ca autòpsia (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sk pitva (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ckb تەشریح (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · eo aŭtopsio (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · fi silminnäkijän havainto (eyewitness observation) · io autopsio (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · lv sekcija (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · de Autopsie (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ja 解剖 (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ja 検死 (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · da obduktion (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · de Obduktion (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · de Augenzeugenbericht (eyewitness observation) · ru аутопси́я (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sl obdukcija (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · id autopsi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · hu boncolás (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · az yarılma (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sl avtopsija (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ro autopsie (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · uk ро́зтин (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · lt autopsija (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · de Leichenöffnung (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · el νεκροτομή (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · kk өлікті жару (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ky кайра союуу (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · hil awtopsiya (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · cmn 屍體解剖 /尸体解剖 (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ht otopsi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ka გვამის გაკვეთა (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · mk обдукција (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sq autopsi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ko 검시 (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sh ауто̀псија (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · de Schilderung eines Augenzeugen (eyewitness observation) · uk аутопсі́я (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · bg ауто́псия (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ru вскры́тие (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sv obduktion (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · pl autopsja (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · mk аутопсија (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sh rázudba (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ko 부검 (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ka ავტოფსია (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · eo nekropsio (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · vi khám nghiệm tử thi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · kw hwithrans wosa mernans (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · eo obdukcio (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sh obdùkcija (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ur پوسٹ مارٹم (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · fa کالبدگشایی (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · nn obduksjon (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · ar تَشْرِيح (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · sh ра́зудба (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · cy awtopsi (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · fi obduktio (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · et lahang (a dissection performed on a cadaver) · is líkskoðun (a dissection performed on a cadaver)