Definition of Autopsy

dissection of a body after death that is conducted to determine how the person died

Examples of Autopsy in a sentence

An autopsy of the deceased was performed against the family’s wishes since neglect was suspected.  

During the autopsy the medical examiner determined the exact cause of death.  

Without an autopsy, there was no way to prove that blunt force trauma played a role in the man’s mysterious passing.  

A routine autopsy uncovered some major bone fractures that the deceased infant’s family had never reported.  

Pending autopsy results would be released to the media once the family was told about the things found during the postmortem dissection.  

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