autopsy

/ˈɔːtɒpsˌi/

/ˈɔˌtɑpsi/

Autopsy

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

synonyms : necropsy

to autopsy

MAIN VERB

perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

Examples

1. In addition to the gruesome details of his death, the autopsy revealed a couple of really interesting things.

2. According to Fremont County Sheriffs, family members declined an autopsy.

3. The autopsy revealed a fatal amount of tetrahydrozoline, an active ingredient in eye drops, in the deceased woman’s blood.

4. Can additional autopsies really provide new information?