autopsy
autopsy — 名詞
- autopsysingular
- autopsiesplural
1. a medical procedure in which a pathologist opens up a dead person's body and exa
驗屍
解剖屍體以查明死因
a medical procedure in which a pathologist opens up a dead person's body and examines the internal organs to learn the reason for the death — typically done when the cause is not clear or when a crime may be involved
The medical examiner performed an autopsy on the victim and discovered that he had been poisoned.
法醫對死者進行驗屍，發現死者是中毒身亡。
performed an autopsy
Haruto's family requested a second autopsy after the first report failed to explain his death.
Haruto 的家人在第一份報告未能解釋死因後，要求進行第二次驗屍。
The autopsy showed that the driver had suffered a heart attack moments before the crash.
驗屍結果顯示，該名駕駛在發生車禍前幾秒心臟病發作。
Deepa learned from the autopsy report that the patient had a rare genetic condition.
Deepa 從驗屍報告中得知，該名患者帶有罕見的遺傳疾病。
- post-mortem
the same procedure, slightly less formal and more common in British English; also used metaphorically ('a post-mortem on the project')
- necropsy
the equivalent procedure performed on animals rather than humans
用法筆記
Common in medical and legal-investigation contexts. In everyday conversation, 'post-mortem' (or 'post-mortem examination') can be used instead, especially in British English. 'Autopsy' is used for human bodies — for animals, the correct term is 'necropsy.'