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▪ I. necropsy, n. Surg.|nɛˈkrɒpsɪ|
[ad. Gr. type *νεκροψία, f. νεκρός corpse + ὄψις sight. Cf. F. nécropsie.]
1. A post-mortem examination, an autopsy.
1856Mayne Expos. Lex. 1860Tanner Pregnancy vii. 288 At the necropsy the corpus luteum was found in the right ovary. 1880Mackenzie Dis. Throat & Nose I. 99 At the necropsy of a case..ulcers were found on the lateral walls of the pharynx.
2. Surgical investigation of a dead body.
1881Nature No. 615. 347 It was pathological anatomy which replaced mysticism by realism, speculation by necropsy. 1891Cycl. Temp. & Prohib. 628/1 Necropsy reveals either an empty heart or black fluid.
▪ II. necropsy, v.|ˈnɛkrɒpsɪ, nɛˈkrɒpsɪ|
[f. the n.]
trans. To perform a necropsy on. So neˈcropsied ppl. a.
1927Arch. Path. III. 985 It is of interest to compare in some detail the death rates at ages in the necropsied population as a whole, with the life table death rates of a general population, and with that portion of the necropsied population which had some malignant tumor at death. 1958Amer. Jrnl. Path. XXXIV. 863 Kidneys from an unselected series of 200 necropsied patients were sectioned and stained by a modification of the Bowie technique. 1966Internat. Encycl. Vet. Med. II. 964 In 7 per cent. of 52 severely affected pigs necropsied there was inflammation or ulceration of the stomach wall. 1971Nature 16 Apr. 460/2 All surviving animals were killed and necropsied after 60 weeks. |