Obduktion
See also: obduktion
German
Etymology
18th century, from Latin obductio (“covering, enveloping”). The semantic motivation appears unclear, perhaps from the covering of the body before and after the examination.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔpdʊkˈtsjoːn/
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Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- autopsy (post-mortem examination involving dissection of the body)
- Synonyms: Autopsie, Sektion, Leichenöffnung
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “Obduktion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Obduktion” in Duden online
- Obduktion on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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