virtopsy

English

Etymology

Blend of virtual +‎ autopsy.

Noun

virtopsy (plural virtopsies)

  1. A noninvasive autopsy performed through medical imaging technology.
    • 2004 December 12, Ryan Bigge, “Virtopsy”, in New York Times Magazine:
      Thali and his colleagues have already performed more than 100 virtopsies, with each virtual analysis confirmed by an actual autopsy afterward.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:virtopsy.
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