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Noun: necropsy  'ne,króp-see
  1. An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
    - autopsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination

Derived forms: necropsies

Type of: examination, scrutiny

Encyclopedia: Necropsy

Nearest

necromania
necromantic
necromantical
necrophagia
necrophagy
necrophilia
necrophiliac
necrophilism
necrophobia
necropolis
necropsy
necrose
necrosis
necrotic
necrotizing enteritis
necrotizing enterocolitis
nectar
nectareous
nectariferous
nectarine
nectarine tree