Difference between revisions of "Autopsy"
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An '''autopsy''' is a [[medical]] investigation to determine cause of [[death]] or extent of [[disease]] after death. It usually involves some [[dissection]]. | An '''autopsy''' is a [[medical]] investigation to determine cause of [[death]] or extent of [[disease]] after death. It usually involves some [[dissection]]. | ||
| − | The word comes from the [[Greek Language|Greek]] meaning "of seeing with one's own eyes"<ref>The | + | The word comes from the [[Greek Language|Greek]] meaning "of seeing with one's own eyes"<ref>The Merriam-Webster Concise School and Office Dictionary, 1991</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||