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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Autopsy \Au"top*sy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr ? seen by one's self ? self + ? seen: cf F. autopsie See {Optic}, a.] 1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view. By autopsy and experiment. --Cudworth. 2. (Med.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: autopsy n : an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {necropsy}, {postmortem}, {PM}, {postmortem examination}] v : perform an autopsy; do a post-mortem
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