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 familyโs 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 manโs mysterious passing.
A routine autopsy uncovered some major bone fractures that the deceased infantโs 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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