necropsy
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Synonyms: Noun
autopsy, postmortem, postmortem examination
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a necropsy failed to definitively establish a cause of deathRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Planning is underway to see if a necropsy can be performed. — David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, "Fifth North Atlantic right whale found dead in Canadian waters," 27 June 2019 With the release of its mortality reviews, Kentucky regulators have signaled a major shift from a period in which necropsies were provided without identifying details such as the horse's name, owner, trainer and track. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Horse fatality reports made public for first time by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission," 27 June 2019 Gabriel conducted a necropsy and found that his pet’s insides were filled with blood. — National Geographic, "Illegal marijuana growers poison forests—these people fight back," 8 Apr. 2019 The spokesman added that Delta offered to conduct a necropsy, but was told by the owner to hold off. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "Owner of dog who died during Delta layover accuses airline of 'cover-up'," 4 June 2018 The cause of death will be determined with a necropsy. — Dallas News, "Dallas Zoo says 1-year-old giraffe who died Monday was to be transferred to a Canadian zoo," 17 June 2019 The doe’s carcass will undergo a necropsy at the Wildlife Health Lab. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Doe put down after attacking, seriously injuring 85-year-old woman in northwest Colorado," 12 June 2019 Jessie Huggins, of the Cascade Research Collective in Olympia, did a full necropsy on the orca Sunday morning. — Anchorage Daily News, "Whale strandings off Washington-Oregon coast highest in nearly 2 decades," 3 July 2018 The first was a partial necropsy of a whale in Resurrection Bay in 2006, the second was a calf near Homer in 2009. — Alex Mccarthy, The Seattle Times, "Find allows for third sperm whale necropsy ever in Alaska," 13 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'necropsy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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