What does "autopsy" mean?

A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

What is a synonym for "autopsy"?

Common synonyms include: postmortem, necropsy, necropsy, postmortem, post mortem, canvass.

//ˈɔːtɒpsiː// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
"The autopsy revealed he had died of multiple bullet wounds."
2
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease wordnet
3
An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure. figuratively
"This lack of built-in clutter makes the system easy to comprehend. Debugging facilities are few but powerful: snapshots, tracing, and autopsy."
4
An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed. rare

Verb

1
To perform an autopsy on. transitive
2
perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem wordnet
3
To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure. transitive
"The user may define his own errors, and use DUMPAL to autopsy the system for him."