1. (verb)autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Synonyms: promethium, postmortem examination, necropsy, atomic number 61, phase modulation, post-mortem examination, post-mortem, autopsy, postmortem, premier
2. (verb)autopsy perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem