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单词 necropsy
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necropsy

[ nek-rop-see ]
/ ˈnɛk rɒp si /
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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
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for necropsy

necropsy
[ nĕkrŏp′sē, -rəp- ]

n.

autopsy
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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