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- 51Թ comparison: necropsy vs. autopsy
necropsy vs. autopsy
noun
plural necropsies.
- the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
verb (used with object)
necropsied, necropsying.
- to perform a necropsy on.
noun
plural autopsies.
- inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
- an analysis of something after it has been done or made.
verb (used with object)
autopsied, autopsying.
- to perform an autopsy on.