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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesautopsia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: au-ˈtop-sja
"Los resultados de la autopsia estarán listos mañana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; an autopsy.
"The coroner performed a thorough postmortem to establish the exact time of demise." - 2
A discussion or analysis of an event or project after it has occurred, especially in order to assess what went wrong or right.
"The engineering team held a postmortem following the unexpected server outage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, combining the prefix post- meaning 'after' and mors (genitive mortis) meaning 'death'. Originally used exclusively in a medical context for autopsies, the term evolved during the 20th century to metaphorically describe analytical reviews conducted after the completion of projects, events, or system failures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Postmortem" is said worldwide
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autopsie
Transliteration: o-top-si
"Le médecin légiste a pratiqué une autopsie."
Obduktion
Transliteration: op-dʊk-ˈtsi̯oːn
"Die Obduktion ergab keine Hinweise auf ein Verbrechen."
autopsia
Transliteration: au-ˈtop-sja
"L'autopsia chiarirà le cause del decesso."
autopsia
Transliteration: au-ˈtop-sja
"Los resultados de la autopsia estarán listos mañana."
autópsia
Transliteration: aw-ˈtɔp-sjɐ
"A autópsia confirmou a causa da morte."
शव परीक्षण
Transliteration: shav parikshan
"डॉक्टरों ने शव परीक्षण करने का निर्णय लिया।"
尸检
Transliteration: shījiǎn
"法医对死者进行了尸检。"
부검
Transliteration: bugeom
"경찰은 정확한 사인을 밝히기 위해 부검을 실시했다."
検視
Transliteration: kenshi
"警察官が現場に到着し、遺体の検視を行った。"
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