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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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The first known use of necropsy was circa 1842

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“Necropsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropsy. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.

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