AUTOPSY


Meaning of AUTOPSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē, ˈȯ-təp- ]

noun

( plural -sies )

Etymology: Greek autopsia act of seeing with one's own eyes, from aut- + opsis sight, appearance — more at optic

Date: 1678

1. : an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease — called also necropsy

2. : a critical examination, evaluation, or assessment of someone or something past

• autopsy transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.