Relating to or derived from an autopsy; based on direct observation or examination after death.
From autopsy + -ic (relating to). This medical adjective describes findings or characteristics revealed through post-mortem examination.
Autopsic evidence was crucial in the history of medicine—before autopsies were common, nobody really understood why people died, so doctors were basically guessing about diseases.
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