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/ === Noun === Obduktion f (genitive Obduktion, plural Obduktionen) autopsy (post-mortem examination involving dissection of the body) Synonyms: Autopsie, Sektion, Leichenöffnung ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Leichenschau === Further reading === “Obduktion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Obduktion” in Duden online Obduktion on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de