necropsy.

A systematic examination of a dead body, especially an animal’s, to investigate bodily findings or cause of death.

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Words that belong together

• perform a necropsy
• necropsy findings

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The necropsy found no trace of the toxin they had expected.

After the necropsy, the veterinarian returned to the enclosure to compare the tracks.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular necropsy; plural necropsies. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.