autopsy

== English == === Alternative forms === autopsia (archaic) === Etymology === From New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsĭ́ā, “seeing with one's own eyes”). By surface analysis, auto- +‎ -opsy. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôʹtŏpsē, IPA(key): /ˈɔːtɒpsiː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔtɑpsi/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑtɑpsi/ IPA(key): (US) /ɔˈtɑpsi/ (dated) (Indic) IPA(key): /əˈʈɔpsi/, /ˌɔˌʈɔpsi/ Hyphenation: au‧top‧sy === Noun === autopsy (plural autopsies) A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death. Synonyms: necropsy, necrotomy, postmortem (figuratively) An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure. Synonym: postmortem 1977, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Washington State University. Computer Science Dept, Proceedings of Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curricula (issue 8) This lack of built-in clutter makes the system easy to comprehend. Debugging facilities are few but powerful: snapshots, tracing, and autopsy. (rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed. ==== Usage notes ==== The term necropsy is usually used for non-human animals, with autopsy reserved for human beings. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === autopsy (third-person singular simple present autopsies, present participle autopsying, simple past and past participle autopsied) (transitive) To perform an autopsy on. (transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure. 1977, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Washington State University. Computer Science Dept, Proceedings of Conference on Computers in the Undergraduate Curricula (issue 8) The user may define his own errors, and use DUMPAL to autopsy the system for him. ==== Derived terms ==== autopsier ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === outpays, payouts