autopsy
(o′top″sē)
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[Gr. autopsia, seeing with one's own eyes]
A postmortem examination to determine the cause of death and the diseases present at the time of death.
SYN: SEE: necropsy; SEE: necroscopy
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Autopsy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768749/0/autopsy.
Autopsy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768749/0/autopsy. Accessed December 2, 2024.
Autopsy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768749/0/autopsy
Autopsy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 02]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768749/0/autopsy.
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