Autopsy

Quick meaning: Autopsy is a noun meaning A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
2. (transitive) To perform an autopsy on.
3. (transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.
4. (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.

Example Sentences

The autopsy revealed he had died of multiple bullet wounds.

The user may define his own errors, and use DUMPAL to autopsy the system for him.

This lack of built-in clutter makes the system easy to comprehend. Debugging facilities are few but powerful: snapshots, tracing, and autopsy.

Understanding exactly what happened and why is an essential first step to winning back the White House. ¶ In addition to the autopsy, the DNC should abandon the penchant for secrecy and embrace the principles of transparency and accountability that helped inspire and engage millions of people to participate in the 2008 Obama campaign.

Word Forms

• autopsies
• autopsia
• autopsying
• autopsied

Synonyms for autopsy

Depending on context, synonyms include necropsy, necrotomy, postmortem, pm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include necropsy, pm, postmortem, dissection, anatomy, corpse.

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