autopsy

Meaning

Noun

1. A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
2. (figuratively) An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
3. (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.

Verb

1. (transitive) To perform an autopsy on.
2. (transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.

Synonyms

necropsy

postmortem examination

postmortem

post-mortem

post mortem

post-mortem examination

inquest

dissection

necroscopy

PM

do an autopsy

interrogation

investigation of death

postmortem diagnosis

examination

autopsia

Translations

autopsie

autopsia

autopsia

autópsia

Autopsie

νεκροψία

Obduktion

lijkschouwing

autopsie

αυτοψία

autòpsia

necropsia

Nekropsie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːtɒpsiː/

Etymology

From New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsĭ́ā, “seeing with one's own eyes”). By surface analysis, auto- + -opsy.