autopsy
/ˈɔːtɒpsi/noun
उच्चारण ऑटॉप्सी
शव-परीक्षा, पोस्टमार्टम
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an official examination of a dead body by a doctor in order to discover the cause of death
शव-परीक्षा, पोस्टमार्टम
- The autopsy showed that he had been poisoned.
- The autopsy report confirmed that the victim had died of a heart attack and not a fall.
- The doctor carried out the autopsy at the district hospital.
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- An autopsy was ordered to find out how the man died.
- The family waited for the autopsy results.
Synonyms post-mortem necropsy dissection
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With -topsy (not 'autopcy'); from the Greek for 'seeing with your own eyes'.
अंत में -topsy ('autopcy' गलत है); Greek में 'अपनी आँखों से देखना' से।
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the examination of a dead body to find the cause of death is an autopsy or post-mortem; the doctor who does it is a pathologist or forensic expert; the official who investigates sudden deaths is a coroner (in Britain); a place where bodies are kept is a mortuary or morgue.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: मृत्यु का कारण जानने के लिए शव की जाँच autopsy या post-mortem; इसे करने वाला डॉक्टर pathologist या forensic expert; आकस्मिक मृत्यु की जाँच करने वाला अधिकारी coroner (ब्रिटेन में); शव रखने की जगह mortuary या morgue।