1. a medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

1. to perform an autopsy on a dead body

Examples

• The coroner ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
• The autopsy revealed that the victim died from poisoning.
• Medical students observed their first autopsy in pathology class.
• The family requested that no autopsy be performed.
• Forensic experts will autopsy the remains found at the crime scene.
• The pathologist spent three hours autopsying the body.
• Autopsy results showed evidence of heart disease.