Autopsy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Examination of a cadaver to determine or confirm the cause of death. Also called necropsy, postmortem, postmortem examination.
  • n. A critical assessment or examination after the fact: a post-election campaign autopsy.
  • v. To subject to an autopsy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
  • n. An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
  • v. To perform an autopsy on.
  • v. To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.
  • n. Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A seeing for one's self; personal ocular observation, inspection, or examination. Specifically
  • n. In pathology and anatomy, dissection and inspection of a dead body to discover the cause of death, or the site and character of the disease of which the person died; post-mortem examination; a post-mortem.
  • To make a post-mortem examination of; perform an autopsy on.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
  • n. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  • Verb Form
    autopsied    autopsies    autopsying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    examine    see    examination    scrutiny   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    necropsy    necrotomy    postmortem   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    audit    post-mortem    pathologist    inquest    exam