necropsies

plural of necropsy
as in autopsies
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death a necropsy failed to definitively establish a cause of death

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Recent Examples of necropsies Of the whales examined through necropsies, about 40% had evidence of human interaction, either by ship strike or entanglement. Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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autopsies
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  • After conducting autopsies, medical examiners at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory determined Holly Parham's death was the result of a homicide, while David Parham's death was ruled a suicide, the release states.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Forensic testing, including ballistics and autopsies, is ongoing.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Necropsies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropsies. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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