autopsy > define

noun

• An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease.
  • synonyms: necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination

verb

• Perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem. .

• (a.) Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.
• (a.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.