— autopsist , n.
/aw"top see, aw"teuhp-/ , n. , pl. autopsies , v. , autopsied, autopsying .
n.
1. inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
2. an analysis of something after it has been done or made.
v.t.
3. to perform an autopsy on.
[ 1645-55; ( autopsie ) autopsía a seeing with one's own eyes, equiv. to aut- AUT- + óps ( is ) -OPSIS + -ia -Y 3 ]