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necropsy
[ nek-rop-see ]
noun
- the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
verb (used with object)
- to perform a necropsy on.
necropsy
/ nɛˈkrɒskəpɪ; ˈnɛkrɒpsɪ /
noun
- another name for autopsy
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of necropsy1
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Example Sentences
A necropsy revealed that Zinna died of dehydration and starvation due to being confined.
Employees of the center performed a necropsy of the body on Saturday morning.
A necropsy report also revealed that one of the couple's three dogs, which had been crated while recovering from surgery, died from starvation and dehydration.
Her 14-ton carcass offers several immediate clues, said Keith Matassa, chief executive of the Ocean Animal Response and Research Alliance, who is leading a necropsy of the whale to determine her cause of death.
According to necropsies performed on recovered whales, many of them died from collisions with ships.
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