Autopsie
German edit
Etymology edit
18th century, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψία (autopsía). The specific contemporary sense (late 19th century) after French autopsie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Autopsie f (genitive Autopsie, plural Autopsien)
- autopsy (post-mortem examination involving dissection of the body)
- Synonyms: Obduktion, Sektion, Leichenöffnung
Declension edit
Declension of Autopsie [feminine]
Hypernyms edit
Further reading edit
- Autopsie on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Autopsie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Autopsie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Autopsie” in Duden online
Luxembourgish edit
Noun edit
Autopsie f (plural Autopsien)