noun
- plural of autopsy; medical examinations of dead bodies to determine the cause of death
Usage: medical term
Examples
- The coroner performed autopsies on all three victims.
- Autopsies revealed that the deaths were caused by poisoning.
- The hospital conducts autopsies to help medical students learn.
- Police requested autopsies to investigate the suspicious deaths.
- The pathologist completed two autopsies before noon.
- Autopsies are required by law in cases of unexplained deaths.