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examine vs autopsy

autopsy vs examine

examine is not a noun while autopsy is a noun.

examine and autopsy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
examine No No Yes No
autopsy Yes No Yes No
As verbs, autopsy is a hyponym of examine; that is, autopsy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examine:
  • examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
  • autopsy: perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
examine (noun) autopsy (noun)
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
examine (verb) autopsy (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
question closely
question or examine thoroughly and closely
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Difference between examine and autopsy

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