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virtopsy

virtopsy noun: a noninvasive autopsy performed through medical imaging technology.

Noun

virtopsy (plural virtopsies)

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

Forms of virtopsy

pluralvirtopsies

Origin of virtopsy

Blend of virtual + autopsy.

Questions about virtopsy

What does virtopsy mean?
Virtopsy means a noninvasive autopsy performed through medical imaging technology.
What part of speech is virtopsy?
Virtopsy is a noun.
What is the plural of virtopsy?
The plural of virtopsy is virtopsies.

Words near virtopsy in the dictionary

  1. virstatin
  2. Virtel
  3. Virtels
  4. VIRTIS
  5. virtopsies
  6. virtopsy
  7. Virts
  8. Virtses
  9. Virtsu
  10. virtu
  11. virtual

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