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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaibō
"死因を特定するために解剖が行われた。"
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 ancient Greek autopsia, meaning 'seeing with one's own eyes', formed from autos ('self') and opsis ('sight'). The term entered English in the 17th century, shifting from its general meaning of personal observation to specifically denote 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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