AUTOPSIES Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

autopsies

noun

plural of autopsy

as in dissections

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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Recent Examples of autopsies The autopsies later proved, though, that a head injury did not play a factor in Mays’ death. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 The tribe had to pay for tow trucks to remove them—as well as for medical care for any smugglers and migrants who were injured in the area, and for autopsies for those who were found dead. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026 The office will also charge more for copies of autopsies, toxicology and coroner’s reports. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 The county also paid nearly $10,000 total for the four autopsies plus toxicology results for each victim, records showed. — Kevin Fixler june 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2026 The Cowlitz County Coroner's Office conducted the autopsies for 10 of the victims. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 June 2026 The mother and son were taken to the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsies. — Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 23 June 2026 The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was expected to conduct autopsies on the victims. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026 Neither man’s identity was publicly released as of Friday afternoon, though autopsies confirmed that both victims died of multiple gunshot wounds in deaths ruled as homicides, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

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After a casino owner turned TV star first became President of the United States, media networks further beefed up their political coverage by treating it like entertainment, amplifying juicy play-by-plays over granular dissections of policy.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
My father founded private hospitals south of Johannesburg, and my mother lectured anatomy, presiding over dissections and preparing meat dishes at home with the same attentive care — removing sinew and fat with a dedicated set of kitchen scalpels.

— Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026

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Of 50 cormorants submitted to the lab for necropsies from May 2025 to April 2026, 46 were juvenile, one was an adult and the rest were in a condition too poor to determine.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The necropsies also revealed pneumonia and infections from a broad array of pathogens.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026

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