necrōbiōˈsis noun

The natural degeneration and death of a cell in living tissue

necrobiotˈic adjective

necrogˈrapher noun

An obituary writer

necrolˈater noun

necrolˈatry noun

Worship of, or morbid or sentimental reverence for, the dead or dead bodies

necrōlogˈic or necrōlogˈical adjective

necrolˈogist noun

necrolˈogy noun (formal)

An obituary list

necˈrōmancer noun

1. A practitioner of necromancy
2. A sorcerer

necˈrōmancy noun

1. The art of revealing future events by calling up and questioning the spirits of the dead
2. Enchantment
3. Sorcery

necrōmanˈtic or necrōmanˈtical adjective

necrōmanˈtically adverb

necrophˈagous adjective

Feeding on carrion

necˈrophile /-fīl/ noun

Someone who is morbidly attracted to, and esp has sexual intercourse with, corpses (also necˈrophil /-fil/)

necrophilia /-filˈ/ noun

Necrophilism

necrophiliac /-filˈi-ak/ or necrophilic /-filˈik/ adjective

necrophˈilism or necrophˈily noun

A morbid (esp sexual) attraction towards dead bodies

necrophˈilous adjective

necˈrophōbe noun

necrōphōˈbia noun

A morbid horror of corpses

necrophōˈbic adjective

necrophˈorous adjective

Carrying away and burying dead bodies, as do burying beetles

necropˈolis noun (pl necropˈolises /-lis-əz/ or necropˈoleis /-līs/)

A cemetery or burial site

necˈropsy (or /-ropˈ/) noun

A post-mortem examination

necrōscopˈic or necrōscopˈical adjective

necrosˈcopy noun

A post-mortem examination, autopsy

necrotˈomy noun

1. Dissection of a dead body
2. The surgical excision of necrosed bone from a living body