"autopsy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːtɒpsiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔtɑpsi/ [US], /ˈɑtɑpsi/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autopsy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: autopsies [plural]
enPR: ôʹtŏpsē Etymology: From New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsíā, “seeing with one's own eyes”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|autopsia}} New Latin autopsia, {{der|en|grc|αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ||seeing with one's own eyes}} Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsíā, “seeing with one's own eyes”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} autopsy (plural autopsies)
  1. A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death. Categories (topical): Death Synonyms (dissection of a cadaver): necropsy, necrotomy, postmortem Translations (a dissection performed on a cadaver): autopsi [feminine] (Albanian), تَشْرِيح (tašrīḥ) [masculine] (Arabic), դիահերձում (diaherjum) (Armenian), yarılma (Azerbaijani), ускрыццё (uskryccjó) [neuter] (Belarusian), ауто́псия (autópsija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), autòpsia [feminine] (Catalan), تەشریح (teşrîḧ) (Central Kurdish), 屍檢 (Chinese Mandarin), 尸检 (shījiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 驗屍 (Chinese Mandarin), 验尸 (yànshī) (Chinese Mandarin), 屍體解剖 (Chinese Mandarin), 尸体解剖 (shītǐ jiěpōu) (Chinese Mandarin), pitva [feminine] (Czech), autopsi [common-gender] (Danish), obduktion [common-gender] (Danish), autopsie [feminine] (Dutch), nekropsio (Esperanto), obdukcio (Esperanto), aŭtopsio (Esperanto), lahang (Estonian), lahkamine (Estonian), líkskurður (Faroese), ruumiinavaus (Finnish), obduktio (Finnish), autopsie [feminine] (French), გვამის გაკვეთა (gvamis gaḳveta) (Georgian), აუტოფსია (auṭopsia) (Georgian), ავტოფსია (avṭopsia) (Georgian), Obduktion [feminine] (German), Autopsie [feminine] (German), Sektion [feminine] (German), Leichenöffnung (note: in this order of frequency) [feminine] (German), νεκροτομή (nekrotomí) [feminine] (Greek), otopsi (Haitian Creole), awtopsiya (Hiligaynon), शवपरीक्षा (śavaprīkṣā) [feminine] (Hindi), boncolás (Hungarian), krufning [feminine] (Icelandic), autopsio (Ido), autopsi (Indonesian), 検視 (kenshi) (alt: けんし) (Japanese), 解剖 (kaibō) (alt: かいぼう) (Japanese), 검시 (geomsi) (alt: 檢屍) (Korean), 부검 (bugeom) (alt: 剖檢) (Korean), кайра союуу (kayra soyuuu) (Kyrgyz), autopsija [feminine] (Latvian), sekcija [feminine] (Latvian), skrodimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), autopsija [feminine] (Lithuanian), аутопсија (autopsija) (Macedonian), обдукција (obdukcija) [feminine] (Macedonian), autopsi (Malay), obduksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), obduksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), کالبدگشایی (kâlbod-gošâyi) (Persian), sekcja [feminine] (Polish), autopsja [feminine] (Polish), autópsia [feminine] (Portuguese), autopsie [feminine] (Romanian), вскры́тие (vskrýtije) [neuter] (Russian), аутопси́я (autopsíja) [feminine] (Russian), ауто̀псија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), обду̀кција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ра́зудба [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), autòpsija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), obdùkcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), rázudba [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pitva [feminine] (Slovak), avtopsija [feminine] (Slovene), obdukcija [feminine] (Slovene), autopsia [feminine] (Spanish), uchunguzi wa maiti (Swahili), obduktion [common-gender] (Swedish), surimbangkay (Tagalog), otopsi (Turkish), аутопсі́я (autopsíja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ро́зтин (róztyn) [masculine] (Ukrainian), otopsi (Uzbek), awtopsi [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-autopsy-en-noun-JMpbEG9H Disambiguation of Death: 63 10 17 2 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 22 3 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 23 19 3 19 Disambiguation of 'dissection of a cadaver': 83 9 8 Disambiguation of 'a dissection performed on a cadaver': 91 5 5
  2. An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure. Synonyms (after the fact examination): postmortem
    Sense id: en-autopsy-en-noun-2f6x4a-M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 22 3 25 Disambiguation of 'after the fact examination': 5 94 1
  3. (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed. Tags: rare Translations (eyewitness observation): silminnäkijän havainto (Finnish), autopsja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-autopsy-en-noun-IB52x-4o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 22 3 25 Disambiguation of 'eyewitness observation': 5 2 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: autopsia [archaic] Derived forms: psychological autopsy, social autopsy

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔːtɒpsiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔtɑpsi/ [US], /ˈɑtɑpsi/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autopsy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: autopsies [present, singular, third-person], autopsying [participle, present], autopsied [participle, past], autopsied [past]
enPR: ôʹtŏpsē Etymology: From New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsíā, “seeing with one's own eyes”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|autopsia}} New Latin autopsia, {{der|en|grc|αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ||seeing with one's own eyes}} Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsíā, “seeing with one's own eyes”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} autopsy (third-person singular simple present autopsies, present participle autopsying, simple past and past participle autopsied)
  1. (transitive) To perform an autopsy on. Tags: transitive Translations (perform an autopsy): (een) autopsie uitvoeren (Dutch), tehdä ruumiinavaus (Finnish), Autopsie vornehmen (english: eine) (German), autopsieren (German), διενεργώ νεκροτομή (dienergó nekrotomí) (Greek), διενεργώ νεκροψία (dienergó nekropsía) (Greek), boncol (Hungarian), autopsiar (Ido), obdusere (Norwegian), вскрыва́ть (vskryvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вскрыть (vskrytʹ) [perfective] (Russian), obducera (Swedish), פּאַלמעסן (palmesn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-autopsy-en-verb-rr8IRPqS Disambiguation of 'perform an autopsy': 69 31
  2. (transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-autopsy-en-verb-k8aiW9DB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 22 3 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: autopsia [archaic] Derived forms: autopsier

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "ruumiinavaus"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gvamis gaḳveta",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "გვამის გაკვეთა"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "auṭopsia",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "აუტოფსია"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "avṭopsia",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "ავტოფსია"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
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          "word": "Obduktion"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
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          "word": "Sektion"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "note": "in this order of frequency",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
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          "word": "Leichenöffnung"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "nekrotomí",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "νεκροτομή"
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        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "otopsi"
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          "code": "hil",
          "lang": "Hiligaynon",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "awtopsiya"
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          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "śavaprīkṣā",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "शवपरीक्षा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "boncolás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "krufning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "autopsio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "autopsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "alt": "けんし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kenshi",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "検視"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "alt": "かいぼう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kaibō",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "解剖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "alt": "檢屍",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geomsi",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "검시"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "alt": "剖檢",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bugeom",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "부검"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "teşrîḧ",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "تەشریح"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kayra soyuuu",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "кайра союуу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autopsija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sekcija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "skrodimas"
        },
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          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "autopsija",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "аутопсија"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "obdukcija",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "обдукција"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 5 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
          "word": "autopsi"
        },
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ауто́псия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autòpsia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "屍檢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shījiǎn",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "尸检"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "驗屍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yànshī",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "验尸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "屍體解剖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shītǐ jiěpōu",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "尸体解剖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pitva"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "autopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "obduktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autopsie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "nekropsio"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "obdukcio"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "aŭtopsio"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "lahang"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "lahkamine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "líkskurður"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "ruumiinavaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "obduktio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autopsie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gvamis gaḳveta",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "გვამის გაკვეთა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "auṭopsia",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "აუტოფსია"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avṭopsia",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "ავტოფსია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Obduktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Autopsie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sektion"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "in this order of frequency",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Leichenöffnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nekrotomí",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "νεκροτομή"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "otopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "awtopsiya"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śavaprīkṣā",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "शवपरीक्षा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "boncolás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krufning"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "autopsio"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "autopsi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けんし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kenshi",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "検視"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいぼう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaibō",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "解剖"
    },
    {
      "alt": "檢屍",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geomsi",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "검시"
    },
    {
      "alt": "剖檢",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bugeom",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "부검"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "teşrîḧ",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "تەشریح"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kayra soyuuu",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "кайра союуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autopsija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sekcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skrodimas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autopsija"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "autopsija",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "аутопсија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "obdukcija",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "обдукција"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "autopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obduksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obduksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kâlbod-gošâyi",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "کالبدگشایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sekcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autopsja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autópsia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autopsie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vskrýtije",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "вскры́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "autopsíja",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "аутопси́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ауто̀псија"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "обду̀кција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ра́зудба"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autòpsija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obdùkcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rázudba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pitva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avtopsija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obdukcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autopsia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "uchunguzi wa maiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "obduktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "surimbangkay"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "otopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "autopsíja",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "аутопсі́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "róztyn",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ро́зтин"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "word": "otopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a dissection performed on a cadaver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awtopsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "eyewitness observation",
      "word": "silminnäkijän havainto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "eyewitness observation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autopsja"
    }
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}

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        "To perform an autopsy on."
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "(een) autopsie uitvoeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "tehdä ruumiinavaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "eine",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "Autopsie vornehmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "autopsieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "dienergó nekrotomí",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "διενεργώ νεκροτομή"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "διενεργώ νεκροψία"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "boncol"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "autopsiar"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "obdusere"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vskryvátʹ",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вскрыва́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vskrytʹ",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "obducera"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "palmesn",
      "sense": "perform an autopsy",
      "word": "פּאַלמעסן"
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}

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