as in dissection
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer
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The medical examiner at the time also suspected that Nikki sustained multiple head injuries and considered the death a homicide in the official autopsy.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Gediman said, per the Chronicle, that officials from Mariposa County will conduct an autopsy on Partington to determine the cause of his death.
—David Chiu, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Liam Payne, the former member of the boy band One Direction, died of trauma and internal and external bleeding, an autopsy performed in Buenos Aires shows.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
An investigation into his death is underway and an autopsy will be conducted.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Gediman said, per the Chronicle, that officials from Mariposa County will conduct an autopsy on Partington to determine the cause of his death.
—David Chiu, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Liam Payne, the former member of the boy band One Direction, died of trauma and internal and external bleeding, an autopsy performed in Buenos Aires shows.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
An investigation into his death is underway and an autopsy will be conducted.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Autopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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