autopsied
Cut open postmortem
Autopsied means subjected to an autopsy—the medical examination of a corpse to determine cause of death.
The body was autopsied within hours of discovery.
Figuratively, something autopsied has been thoroughly analyzed after failure: Critics autopsied the campaign's collapse.
Studied methodically for meaning
- dissectedCut open for examination
- scrutinizedExamined in close detail
- examinedLooked at closely
- deconstructedBroken down systematically
reviewed · investigated · critiqued · evaluated · assessed · picked apart · studied · probed
Public death investigator
- morgueCorpse holding facility
- cause of deathWhy someone died
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
toxicology · medical examiner · evidence · homicide · pathologist · findings · tissue samples · organs
analyzed
Studied methodically for meaning
- dissectedCut open for examination
- scrutinizedExamined in close detail
- examinedLooked at closely
deconstructed · reviewed · investigated · critiqued · evaluated · assessed · picked apart · studied · probed · inspected
coroner
Public death investigator
- morgueCorpse holding facility
- cause of deathWhy someone died
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
dissection · toxicology · medical examiner · evidence · homicide · pathologist · findings · tissue samples · organs · incision
pathology
Study of disease processes
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
histology · microscopic · organs · specimens · clinical · hospital · surgical · cells · abnormalities · cancer