The coroner performed an autopsy on the murder victim's body. the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer
Recent Examples on the WebPowell's body was transported to Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Wilson’s body is being taken to the state Crime Laboratory for an autopsy. I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2022 They agency brought in criminal experts to examine the site and then sent the man’s body to the capital, Brasília, for an autopsy. Flávia Milhorance, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 The State Medical Examiner Office will conduct an autopsy.Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022 The Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to conduct an autopsy on Thursday. Angelina Hicks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 The 70-year-old's body is set to be flown to Nassau within the next day where authorities will conduct an autopsy to determine his cause of death, police said. Gina Martinez, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022 His body will be flown to New Providence for an autopsy. Doha Madani, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022 Authorities said Bueker's death is being investigated as an accidental drowning, but his body is being sent to the state medical examiner for an autopsy. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Greek autopsia act of seeing with one's own eyes, from aut- + opsis sight, appearance — more at optic
VERB + AUTOPSY | AUTOPSY + VERB | AUTOPSY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONVERB + AUTOPSY➤carry out, conduct, do, perform進行屍檢;做屍體剖檢➤request請求進行屍檢➤undergo接受屍檢AUTOPSY + VERB➤find sth, reveal sth, show sth屍檢發現⋯/揭示⋯/表明⋯◇The autopsy revealed that he had been poisoned.屍檢表明他是被毒死的。➤confirm sth屍檢證實⋯◇The diagnosis was confirmed by autopsy.診斷結果得到了屍體剖檢的證實。AUTOPSY + NOUN➤findings, report, results屍檢結果;屍檢報告PREPOSITION➤autopsy on對⋯進行的屍體剖檢◇They carried out an autopsy on the victim.他們對遇害者進行了屍體剖檢。