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

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
[ nĕkrŏp′sē, -rəp- ]

n.

autopsy