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Grammar : Noun
Spell : nek-rop-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛk rɒp si



Definition of necropsy

Origin :
  • "post-mortem examination," 1839, from necro- + opsis "a sight" (see eye (n.)). As a verb, recorded from 1889.
  • As in postmortem : noun analysis after death
  • As in autopsy : noun examination of dead body
  • As in dissection : noun cutting up, particularly of a dead body
Example sentences :
  • Necropsy protocols usually are incomplete and unsatisfactory in their descriptions of the heart.
  • Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess

Synonyms for necropsy

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