autopsy as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
autopsy
noun
1 autopsy
An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease.
synonyms: necropsy, PM, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examination.
Roget 363:
interment,
burial,
sepulture†;
inhumation†;
obsequies,
exequies†;
funeral,
wake,
pyre,
funeral pile;
cremation.
funeral,
funeral rite,
funeral solemnity;
kneel,
passing bell,
tolling;
dirge
etc.
(lamentation)
839;
cypress;
orbit,
dead march,
muffled drum;
mortuary,
undertaker,
mute;
elegy;
funeral,
funeral oration,
funeral sermon;
epitaph.
graveclothes†,
shroud,
winding sheet,
cerecloth;
cerement.
coffin,
shell,
sarcophagus,
urn,
pall,
bier,
hearse,
catafalque,
cinerary urn†.
grave,
pit,
sepulcher,
tomb,
vault,
crypt,
catacomb,
mausoleum,
Golgotha,
house of death,
narrow house;
cemetery,
necropolis;
burial place,
burial ground;
grave yard,
church yard;
God's acre;
tope,
cromlech,
barrow,
tumulus,
cairn;
ossuary;
bone house,
charnel house,
dead house;
morgue;
lich gate†;
burning ghat†;
crematorium,
crematory;
dokhma†,
mastaba†,
potter's field,
stupa†,
Tower of Silence.
sexton,
gravedigger.
monument,
cenotaph,
shrine;
grave stone,
head stone,
tomb stone;
memento mori [Lat.];
hatchment†,
stone;
obelisk,
pyramid.
exhumation,
disinterment;
necropsy,
autopsy,
post mortem examination [Lat.];
zoothapsis†.
... show more
Roget 441:
vision,
sight,
optics,
eyesight.
view,
look,
espial†,
glance,
ken [Scot.],
coup d'oeil [Fr.];
glimpse,
glint,
peep;
gaze,
stare,
leer;
perlustration†,
contemplation;
conspection†,
conspectuity†;
regard,
survey;
introspection;
reconnaissance,
speculation,
watch,
espionage,
espionnage [Fr.],
autopsy;
ocular inspection,
ocular demonstration;
sight-seeing.
point of view;
gazebo,
loophole,
belvedere,
watchtower.
field of view;
theater,
amphitheater,
arena,
vista,
horizon;
commanding view,
bird's eye view;
periscope.
visual organ,
organ of vision;
eye;
naked eye,
unassisted eye;
retina,
pupil,
iris,
cornea,
white;
optics,
orbs;
saucer eyes,
goggle eyes,
gooseberry eyes.
short sight
etc.
443;
clear sight,
sharp sight,
quick sight,
eagle sight,
piercing sight,
penetrating sight,
clear glance,
sharp glance,
quick glance,
eagle glance,
piercing glance,
penetrating glance,
clear eye,
sharp eye,
quick eye,
eagle eye,
piercing eye,
penetrating eye;
perspicacity,
discernment;
catopsis†.
eagle,
hawk;
cat,
lynx;
Argus†.
evil eye;
basilisk,
cockatrice [Myth.].
... show more
Dutch: autopsie, dissectie, lijkopening, lijkschouwing, nabespreking, necropsie, obductie, sectie
Polish: sekcja, autopsja, sekcja zwłok
verb
1 autopsy
Perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem.
Moby thesaurus: canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, coroner, examine, give an examination, go over, inquest, inspect, look at, look over, medical examiner, monitor, mortality committee, necropsy, necroscopy, observe, overhaul, overlook, pass over, pass under review, peer at, peruse, pore over, post, postmortem, postmortem examination, review, run over, scan, scrutinize, set an examination, size, size up, study, survey, take stock of, take the measure ... show more.
debug info: 0.0313