If it's called an "autopsy", how come you don't perform it on yourself?

[Bucky]

...or, failing that, on your car?

[Deja Q]

1. Being dead is the usual cause, I gather...

:D

[baby_bear]

2. seeing with one's own eyes (greek)

It does seem a bit odd, though I think it refers to someone other than the deceased. Guess we'll never know till we get there.

b_b

[Bucky]

3. Well, that's rather poetic, then, isn't it?

Let's have a look-see
at Buster's autopsy

AA rhyme scheme

[rock]

4. So we should call it a somebodyelsepsy?

[SeanQuinn]

5. Because multiopsy didn't fit. nt

[Kraklen]

6. "What killed lady Haversham," asked the Butler.

"It's too early to tell," replied Detective Smedley. "I'll have to perform an autopsy, and see for myself.

[Dave Reynolds]

7. Necropsy would be more accurate,

I have no idea why it's not used for humans, but instead for animals.

[Bucky]

8. Necropsy? What if the cause of death isn't in the throat area?

Seems like that would only be good for figuring out the cause of death was choking or thyroid cancer. Many other parts of the body can be affected by disease and trauma you know. It should definitely be wholebodyropsy rather than necropsy.

[Dave Reynolds]

9. Well, then you move on to the torsotopsy,

cranitopsy, and buttopsy.