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View synonyms for necropsy
necropsy
[ nek-rop-see ]
noun
, plural nec·rop·sies.
- the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
verb (used with object)
, nec·rop·sied, nec·rop·sy·ing.
- to perform a necropsy on.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of necropsy1
C19: from Greek nekros dead body + opsis sight
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Example Sentences
Necropsy protocols usually are incomplete and unsatisfactory in their descriptions of the heart.
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