autopsy

nouns

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
PM, autopsy, necropsy, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examination

verbs

perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
autopsy
domain category
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
medical specialty, medicine
is a type of (narrower)
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
"The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
examine, see