necropsy

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nec·rop·sy (n

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n. pl. nec·rop·sies

See autopsy.

necropsy v.

necropsy [ˈnɛkrɒpsɪ], necroscopy [nɛˈkrɒskəpɪ]

n pl -sies, -pies

(Medicine / Pathology) another name for autopsy

[from Greek nekros dead body + opsis sight]

necropsy

autopsy.

See also: Corpses

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Noun

necropsy - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

autopsy, PM, post-mortem examination, postmortem examination, postmortem, post-mortem

examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

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