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autopsy

[aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] / ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
NOUN
examination of dead body
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The autopsy was supposed to examine a loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

On Tuesday, NT's health minister said autopsy results from an overseas lab found diphtheria was the cause of a man's death in April at Royal Darwin Hospital, the first such case since 2018.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Instead, the so-called autopsy was a shambolic train wreck of missing paragraphs, factual errors, and apparent plagiarism.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

However, a final autopsy report determined that there was no link between the fight and the subsequent brain bleed, instead citing injuries Shaylee suffered after falling down some stairs days after the fight took place.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

At the Executive Mansion, the soldiers carried the president’s body in its temporary coffin to the second floor for an autopsy.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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