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autopsy

[aw-top-see, aw-tuhp-] / ˈɔ tɒp si, ˈɔ təp- /
NOUN
examination of dead body
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She requested a copy of the autopsy report, but it raised more questions than answers.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Alfredo Muñoz initially said he tripped over a baby gate while holding Tilly, according to an autopsy report from the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Two doctors, the brothers James and David Shoun, who cared for Mollie’s family, had been summoned to perform an autopsy.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann