perform an autopsy; examine a corpse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to perform an autopsy; to examine a corpse (to determine cause of death)
formalFormal technical term used in legal, medical, and forensic contexts. Implies an official, systematic examination of a dead body.
Fǎ法
yī医
zhèng正
zài在
duì对
sǐ死
zhě者
jìn进
xíng行
yàn验
shī尸
。
The forensic doctor is performing an autopsy on the deceased.
Yàn验
shī尸
bào报
gào告
xiǎn显
shì示
shòu受
hài害
zhě者
sǐ死
yú于
zhōng中
dú毒
。
The autopsy report showed that the victim died of poisoning.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
xià下
lìng令
yàn验
shī尸
yǐ以
què确
dìng定
sǐ死
yīn因
。
The police ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death.