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Definition autopsy

Etymology

From New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (autopsí?, “seeing with one's own eyes”).

Noun

autopsy (plural autopsies)

1. A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
2. An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
3. (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.

Verb

autopsy (third-person singular simple present autopsies, present participle autopsying, simple past and past participle autopsied)

1. (transitive) To perform an autopsy on.
2. (transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.

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