au·top·sy /ˈɔˌtɑpsi, ˈɔtəp-/
驗屍
au·top·sy /ˈɔˌtɑpsɪ, ˈɔtəp-/ 名詞
屍體解剖,尸檢
Au·top·sy n.
1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.
By autopsy and experiment. --Cudworth.
2. Med. Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.
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autopsy
n : an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine
cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: necropsy,
postmortem, PM, postmortem examination]
v : perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem