as in autopsy
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 necropsy
The Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) plans to collect it to conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The necropsy was performed Wednesday by a pathologist at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, according to reports.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
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
The whale will be towed to a nearby state park on Monday and undergo a necropsy, which could take several hours to complete, MMSC said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The necropsy was performed Wednesday by a pathologist at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, according to reports.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
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
The whale will be towed to a nearby state park on Monday and undergo a necropsy, which could take several hours to complete, MMSC said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necropsy
autopsy
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An autopsy will now be performed but results are not expected until early 2026.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Bizzell added that the state medical examiner's office was conducting autopsies to determine how the children died.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Necropsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropsy. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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