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Autopsy

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a medical examination of a body after death to determine the cause
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Stage 1 of 2
autopsia
Greek · ancient
"seeing for oneself"
literally a seeing with one's own eyes, from autos (self) and opsis (sight)
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Stage 2 of 2
autopsy
English · 1650s
"a medical examination of a body after death"
narrowed to mean a medical examination of a body after death
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