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autopsy

[aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] / ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
NOUN
examination of dead body
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Strickland insisted on a toxicology report to go along with the autopsy, he told Boyd, “just to cover you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Caroline said the family felt Ronald was not kept in the correct environment before being taken for an autopsy.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“How do you do an autopsy? What are you looking for? Why do you choose to become a medical examiner?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Then, prosecutors could rely on autopsy evidence, or even a woman’s dying words.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

She later conceded that she had no basis for such an opinion and that without an autopsy and tests there was no way she could know if a baby had been born alive.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson