necropsy
pronunciation
How to pronounce necropsy in British English:
UK [ˈnekrɒpsi]
How to pronounce necropsy in American English:
US [ˈnekrɑpsi]
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- Noun:
- an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
Word Origin
- necropsy (n.)
- "post-mortem examination," 1839, from necro- + opsis "a sight" (see eye (n.)). As a verb, recorded from 1889.
Example
- 1. All animals were subjected to a detailed necropsy .
- 2. Staging areas for necropsy and dead animal storage .
- 3. Mean maternal body weight at necropsy and uterus weights were similar in all groups .
- 4. An autopsy on an animal is called a necropsy .
- 5. Diagnosing snake inclusion body disease and the value of a snake necropsy .