NECROPSY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

necropsy

noun

ˈne-ˌkräp-sē

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 Results from lab tests and a necropsy — an animal autopsy — performed at the agency’s lab in Fort Collins were pending on Wednesday. —

Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2026 The agency said necropsies were completed and the horse carcasses were buried. —

Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 31 Jan. 2026 However, only birds that receive a necropsy are recorded. —

Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026 The team stabilized the carcass before carefully removing it from the vessel and transporting it to a secure location, where experts plan to conduct a necropsy to determine the exact cause of death and confirm the species. —

Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for necropsy

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autopsy

Noun

An autopsy of the 18-month-old determined his death was caused by caregiver neglect, with a medical examiner ruling the manner of death a homicide.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
An autopsy will be performed at a facility in Barcelona, police said.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026