necropsy

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Noun necropsy has 1 sense

autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, PM, postmortem examination - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
--₁ is a kind of examination, scrutiny

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Necropsy

Definition:

A necropsy refers to the examination and dissection of a deceased organism to determine the cause of death or analyze its pathological conditions.

Examples:

Noun: The veterinarian performed a necropsy on the dog to investigate the underlying cause of its sudden death.

Verb: The forensic scientist was asked to necropsy the victim's body to collect evidence for the ongoing murder investigation.

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