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 Two autopsies have been conducted, but neither have yielded a definitive public explanation for Nolan’s manner of death. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The county already has a full-time medical examiner on staff to conduct autopsies. — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was interrupted multiple times on Wednesday, as the Massachusetts woman audibly sobbed in response to testimony about the autopsies of her deceased children. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 The coroner's office said the autopsies were completed and found that the teens died from injuries sustained in the crash. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Both children died and Anderson said their bodies had been sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Jefferson County, where autopsies will take place, per ABC13. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Per multiple reports, preliminary autopsies showed that the lions, named Mugi, Ichigo, and Ruena, had suffered from systemic dehydration and multiple organ failure before dying. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 The Canyon County Coroner’s Office will release the identities once autopsies are complete and family has been notified. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 Aug. 2026 For some reason, that hit me harder than police reports or autopsies. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

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Aortic dissections are estimated to occur in 20,000 people in the United States every year, half of which are fatal.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026
Aortic dissections occur when the inner layer of tissue in the aorta, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body, ruptures.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 13 July 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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