autopsia
autopsy
noun ow-top-SEE-ah Rare
Origin: Greek autopsia (seeing with one's own eyes).
Also means
post-mortem
Usage Note
Autopsia is the standard medical and legal term for a post-mortem examination. Eseguire/praticare un'autopsia are the standard collocations. The plural is regular: autopsie. The synonym necroscopia exists but is far less common in everyday Italian.
Examples
"L'autopsia ha rivelato la causa della morte."
Natural Translation
The autopsy revealed the cause of death.
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