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 whale will be towed to a nearby state park on Monday and undergo a necropsy, which could take several hours to complete, MMSC said.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
The whale will then be transported to a state park where a detailed necropsy will be conducted to determine the official cause of death.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
The dog owners are awaiting the results of necropsies performed by veterinary professionals to find out exactly how the rest of their pets died.
—Sean Emery, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
The dog owners are awaiting the results of necropsies performed by veterinary professionals to find out exactly how the rest of their beloved pets died.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
The whale will then be transported to a state park where a detailed necropsy will be conducted to determine the official cause of death.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
The dog owners are awaiting the results of necropsies performed by veterinary professionals to find out exactly how the rest of their pets died.
—Sean Emery, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
The dog owners are awaiting the results of necropsies performed by veterinary professionals to find out exactly how the rest of their beloved pets died.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necropsy
autopsy
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Eutsey is being held without bail at the Fayette County Prison as the investigation continues, and an autopsy is pending to determine the cause and manner of death, per the outlets.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The death of a 63-year-old Plainfield man whose body was pulled from Lake Michigan near DuSable Harbor early Saturday was ruled a homicide after a Sunday autopsy, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Necropsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropsy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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