AUTOPSY

autopsy (aw-top-see). 1. An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death, esp. in a criminal in-vestigation. — Also termed postmortem; necropsy. [Cases: Coroners 14. C.J.S. Coroners and Medical Examiners § 16.] 2. The evidence of one’s own senses. “To a rational man of perfect organization, … the best and highest proof […]