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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary au·top·sy \\ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē, ˈȯ-təp-\\ noun ( plural -sies) ETYMOLOGY Greek autopsia act of seeing with one's own eyes, from aut- + opsis sight, appearance — more at optic
DATE 1678
1. an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease — called also necropsy2. a critical examination, evaluation, or assessment of someone or something past• autopsy transitive verb
autopsy
1650s, "an eye-witnessing," from Mod.L. autopsia, from Gk. autopsia "a seeing with one's own eyes," from autos- "self" (comb. form) + opsis "a sight" (see eye). Sense of "dissection of a body to determine cause of death" is first recorded 1670s.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishautopsy
noun VERB + AUTOPSY carry out, conduct, do, perform AUTOPSY + VERB find sth, reveal sth, show sth The autopsy revealed that he had been poisoned. AUTOPSY + NOUN report, result PREP. ~ on They carried out an autopsy on the victim. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 autopsyaut·opsy / 5C:tCpsi; NAmE 5C:tB:psi / noun(pl. -ies) an official examination of a dead body by a doctor in order to discover the cause of death 验尸；尸体解剖 SYN post-mortem : an autopsy report 验尸报告 to perform an autopsy 进行尸体剖验
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged au·top·syI. \ˈȯˌtäpsē, ˈȯd.əp-, ˈȯtəp- , -si sometimes ȯˈtäp- or əˈtäp-\ noun( -es) Etymology: Greek autopsia seeing with one's own eyes, from aut- + -opsia (from opsis sight) — more at optic 1. : postmortem examination , necropsy ; also : permission to make such an examination < autopsy was refused >2. : a critical analysis either hostile or dispassionate of a past event or a completed creative process < history is at best autopsy — F.L.Wright >II. transitive verb( -ed/-ing/-es) : to perform a postmortem examination upon
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