necropsy
[ nek-rop-see ]
/ ˈnɛk rɒp si /
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.
Origin of necropsy
1855–60;
necr- +
-opsy1
Words nearby necropsy
necrophilism,
necrophilous,
necrophobia,
necrophorous,
necropolis,
necropsy,
necroscopy,
necrose,
necrosis,
necrospermia,
necrotic cirrhosis
Example sentences from the Web for necropsy
Necropsy protocols usually are incomplete and unsatisfactory in their descriptions of the heart.
Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess
British Dictionary definitions for necropsy
necropsy
necroscopy (nɛˈkrɒskəpɪ)
/ (ˈnɛkrɒpsɪ) /
noun plural -sies or -pies
another name for autopsy
Word Origin for necropsy
C19: from Greek
nekros dead body +
opsis sight
Medical definitions for necropsy
necropsy
[ nĕk′rŏp′sē, -rəp- ]
n.
autopsy