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autopsy noun & verb. As noun also in Latin form autopsia. M17.
[French autopsie or mod. Latin autopsia from Greek, from autoptes eye-witness: see AUTO-1, OPTIC, -Y3.]
A. noun.
Seeing with one's own eyes; personal observation. rare. M17.
Dissection of a dead body so as to determine the cause of death or the extent of disease; a post-mortem examination; fig. a critical dissection. M19.
b. verb trans. Perform an autopsy on (a body). E20.
autopsic adjective of or pertaining to an autopsy L19.