reautopsy

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noun

A second or subsequent autopsy of the same body.

“Amid accusations of a cover-up, relatives of the deceased demanded a reautopsy.”

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Meanings

nounreautopsy (plural reautopsies)

plural reautopsies

  1. A second or subsequent autopsy of the same body.

    Amid accusations of a cover-up, relatives of the deceased demanded a reautopsy.

verbreautopsy (third-person singular simple present reautopsies, present participle reautopsying, simple past and past participle reautopsied)

present singular third person reautopsies · participle present reautopsying · participle past reautopsied · past reautopsied

  1. transitiveTo carry out another autopsy on.

Origin

From re- + autopsy.

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APA

reautopsy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reautopsy

MLA

“reautopsy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reautopsy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reautopsy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reautopsy.

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