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autopsy

[aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] / ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
NOUN
examination of dead body
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A truck identified as the "Special Hospital Waste Unit" arrived to collect the autopsy waste.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Already this year, 21 jail inmates have died, though autopsy results are still pending to determine the causes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The accident comes a week after a carriage horse called Deniz died in Central Park from eating a toxic plant, according to the initial autopsy results.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

It is a trust problem, and it isn’t rebuilt by autopsy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But my father’s radio station wanted to issue a news release about his death, so it leaned on the morgue to perform the autopsy sooner.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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