autopsia

/auˈtobsja/ · B1 · noun · f

autopsy

🔬 auto + opsia = self + seeing: checking with your own eyes

From Greek autopsía, seeing for oneself. The same opsis (sight) root appears in optic and synopsis. Note the Spanish spelling and stress: au-TOP-sia, ending in -ia, and it is feminine: la autopsia.

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