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On an animal it's called a necropsy..
Actually, a long time ago, I was told it was supposed to be called necropsy also in humans. Necro = dead.
Autopsy would mean you’re doing the exam on yourself.
I don’t know why it stayed autopsy. Maybe it’s like “atom”, meaning “indivisible”.
Humans (as a species) dissecting themselves?
So I guess it works regardless of species. Though I'm not sure I believe this. Like how else did ancient Greeks see?