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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAutopsy
/ˈɔː.təp.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
"The coroner ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of the sudden death." - 2
A critical examination or analysis of a failed event or product after it has occurred.
"The software engineering team conducted a thorough autopsy of the system outage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Early Modern English word autopsy, originating from medieval Latin autopsia, itself stemming from Greek autopsia meaning 'seeing with one's own eyes', from autos ('self') + opsis ('sight'). Historically used to denote personal observation, its meaning shifted by the 17th century to specifically refer to the post-mortem examination of a body.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autopsy" is said worldwide
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autopsie
Transliteration: /o.tɔp.si/
"Une autopsie a été pratiquée pour connaître la cause du décès."
Autopsie
Transliteration: /aʊ̯tɔpˈziː/
"Die Autopsie ergab keine Hinweise auf ein Verbrechen."
autopsia
Transliteration: /awˈtɔp.sja/
"Il medico legale ha eseguito l'autopsia questa mattina."
autopsia
Transliteration: /awˈtop.sja/
"Los resultados de la autopsia estarán listos mañana."
autópsia
Transliteration: /awˈtɔp.si.ɐ/
"A autópsia confirmou a causa natural da morte."
शवपरीक्षण
Transliteration: shav-parikshan
"मौत के सही कारण का पता लगाने के लिए शवपरीक्षण किया गया।"
尸检
Transliteration: shījiǎn
"法医对死者进行了尸检。"
부검
Transliteration: bugeom
"경찰은 정확한 사망 원인을 밝히기 위해 부검을 실시했다."
解剖
Transliteration: kaibō
"死因を特定するために解剖が行われた。"
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