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
Experts will perform a necropsy to determine how the mammal died.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Man’s body washes ashore near Belmont Pier in Long Beach
Sailing’s global grand prix brings cheers and gasps amid wins and close calls on San Pedro coast
Deming said not much is known about how the toxins affect dolphins, but necropsies will help with that research.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach is performing a necropsy to determine the animal’s cause of death.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The California Academy of Sciences and East Bay Regional Parks arranged for the whale to be towed to Angel Island State Park by a private towing service so that a necropsy could be conducted, according to a statement from the Marine Mammal Center and California Academy of Sciences.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Man’s body washes ashore near Belmont Pier in Long Beach
Sailing’s global grand prix brings cheers and gasps amid wins and close calls on San Pedro coast
Deming said not much is known about how the toxins affect dolphins, but necropsies will help with that research.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach is performing a necropsy to determine the animal’s cause of death.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The California Academy of Sciences and East Bay Regional Parks arranged for the whale to be towed to Angel Island State Park by a private towing service so that a necropsy could be conducted, according to a statement from the Marine Mammal Center and California Academy of Sciences.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necropsy
autopsy
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The city medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine how the child in the water died.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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Also on Monday, the sheriff's office said an autopsy had determined the girls' cause of death to be suffocation, and the manner of death determined to be homicide.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 June 2025
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“Necropsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropsy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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