Necropsy (Noun)
Meaning
An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The veterinarian performed a necropsy on the deceased animal to determine the cause of its sudden death.
- The forensic pathologist was called to perform a necropsy on the deceased suspect to rule out foul play.
- The scientist conducted a necropsy on the mouse to study the effects of the experimental disease on its internal organs.
- A necropsy was performed on the whale that washed up on the beach to determine if it had ingested plastic pollution.
- The necropsy report revealed that the zoo animal had died from a bacterial infection that had spread rapidly through its bloodstream.