A postmortem examination. Also known as necropsy.

necropsy Post-mortem examination of the organs and body tissue to determine cause of death or pathological condition.

Postmortem examination in which the body is dissected to determine cause of death.

1650s, "an eye-witnessing," from Modern Latin autopsia, from Greek autopsia "a seeing with one's own eyes," from autos- "self" (see auto-) + opsis "a sight" [..]

A physician's examination of the body of a deceased person to determine the cause of death.

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem An autopsy—also known as a post-mo [..]

n. The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.

refers to a procedure in which a dead body is examined in an effort to determine the exact cause and time of death. For legal, religious, and cultural reasons, an autopsy cannot be performed without t [..]

noun Definition: an examination of the body of a person who has died: postmortem examination Example Sentence: An autopsy is required by law in the case of a mysterious death.

pl: -sies : an examination of a body after death usually involving dissection esp. to determine the cause of death called also post mortem post mortem examination autopsy vt

Autopsy is the examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death. This is an important procedure in criminal investigations. It is also referred to as postmortem or necropsy. Autopsies can be [..]

(n) an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease(v) perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

Surgically opening and examining a body after death to see if any diseases are present and to determine the cause of death.

An autopsy, post mortem examination, or necropsy is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a dead body to determine the cause and manner of death, and the presence of any disea [..]

Postmortem examination of the body.

Postmortem examination of the body.

Following death, an autopsy is a complete examination of the body by a doctor to determine the cause of death.

A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death. An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure. rare An eyewitness observation, the presentation of a [..]