n.
Pronunciation: ' o ̇ - ˌ täp-s ē , ' o ̇ -t ə p-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sies
Etymology: Greek autopsia act of seeing with one's own eyes, from aut- + opsis sight, appearance ― more at OPTIC
Date: 1678
1 : an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease ― called also necropsy
2 : a critical examination, evaluation, or assessment of someone or something past
– autopsy transitive verb