Main Entry: au·top·sy

Pronunciation: \ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē, ˈȯ-təp-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural au·top·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