ALL meanings of autopsy
au·top·sy
A a - countable noun autopsy An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death. 3
- noun autopsy dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death 3
- noun autopsy an eyewitness observation 3
- noun autopsy any critical analysis 3
- noun autopsy an examination and dissection of a dead body to discover the cause of death, damage done by disease, etc.; postmortem 3
- noun autopsy a detailed critical analysis of a book, play, etc., or of some event 3
- verb transitive autopsy to examine (a body) in this manner 3
- noun plural autopsy inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination. 1
- noun plural autopsy an analysis of something after it has been done or made. 1
- verb with object autopsy to perform an autopsy on. 1
- noun autopsy A postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease. 1
- noun autopsy examination of dead body 1
- abbreviation AUTOPSY analysis 1
- noun autopsy A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death. 0
- noun autopsy An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure. 0
- verb autopsy (Transitive Verb) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure. 0