"autopsy" in the noun sense
1. autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
"autopsy" in the verb sense
1. autopsy
perform an autopsy on a dead body do a post-mortem
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