'autopsy' definitions:
Definition of 'autopsy'
(from WordNet)
noun
An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination]
verb
Perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
Synonyms of 'autopsy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- canvass,
- check,
- check out,
- check over,
- check up on,
- coroner,
- examine,
- give an examination,
- go over,
- inquest,
- inspect,
- look at,
- look over,
- medical examiner,
- monitor,
- mortality committee,
- necropsy,
- necroscopy,
- observe,
- overhaul,
- overlook,
- pass over,
- pass under review,
- peer at,
- peruse,
- pore over,
- post,
- postmortem,
- postmortem examination,
- review,
- run over,
- scan,
- scrutinize,
- set an examination,
- size,
- size up,
- study,
- survey,
- take stock of,
- take the measure