Autopsy vs Dissect - What's the difference?
autopsy | dissect |
A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
To perform an autopsy on.
To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.
To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
(transitive, anatomy, surgery) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
(pathology) Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
As verbs the difference between autopsy and dissect
is that autopsy is to perform an autopsy on while dissect is to study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.As a noun autopsy
is a dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.autopsy
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Noun
(autopsies)Synonyms
* (dissection of a cadaver) necropsy, necrotomy; postmortem * (after the fact examination) postmortemUsage notes
* The term necropsy is usually used for non-human animals, with autopsy reserved for human beings.Verb
(en-verb)Anagrams
*dissect
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Verb
(en verb)- Now dissect the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.