necroscopy
/nɪˈkrɒskəpi/ /nɛˈkrɒskəpi/Medicine and Veterinary Med.
noun
Pathological examination of a dead body; post-mortem examination; an instance of this.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Prichard (1786–1848), physician and ethnologist. From necro- + -scopy. Compare Italian necroscopia, French nécroscopie.