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Autopsy

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Gr. aurO , self, and 60s, sight, investigation), a personal examination, specifically a post-mortem (" after death") examination of a dead body, to ascertain the cause of death, &c. The term "necropsy" (Gr. veKpos, corpse) is sometimes used in this sense. (See CORONER and MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE.)

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Autopsy'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/autopsy.html. 1910.
 
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