autopsy

autopsia

Examen del cuerpo de una persona o un animal muerto para averiguar la causa de su muerte.

En inglés sencillo: An examination of a dead body to find out how the person or animal died.

• The autopsy showed how he died.
• Police are waiting for the autopsy report.
• The doctor performed two autopsies yesterday.

Cómo se usa: an autopsy on someone/something (They performed an autopsy on the body.)

Sinónimos: postmortem

Expresiones frecuentes: perform an autopsy, autopsy report, autopsy findings

practicar una autopsia

Examinar un cuerpo muerto para averiguar qué causó la muerte.

En inglés sencillo: To examine a dead body to find out what caused death.

• They will autopsy the body tomorrow.
• The doctor autopsied the victim to establish the cause of death.
• All three animals were autopsied after they died.

Cómo se usa: autopsy someone/something (The pathologist autopsied the body.)

Sinónimos: perform a postmortem on

Expresiones frecuentes: autopsy a body, autopsy the victim, autopsy an animal