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
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.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Following a complete necropsy, those at the aquarium found that Chappy's intestines were wrapped around his mesentery, contributing to his digestive issues while cutting off blood supply to much of his gastrointestinal tract.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Authorities did not perform a necropsy on Zinna, who was found in a kennel in a bathroom closet near Arakawa, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Following a complete necropsy, those at the aquarium found that Chappy's intestines were wrapped around his mesentery, contributing to his digestive issues while cutting off blood supply to much of his gastrointestinal tract.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Following a complete necropsy, those at the aquarium found that Chappy's intestines were wrapped around his mesentery, contributing to his digestive issues while cutting off blood supply to much of his gastrointestinal tract.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Authorities did not perform a necropsy on Zinna, who was found in a kennel in a bathroom closet near Arakawa, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Following a complete necropsy, those at the aquarium found that Chappy's intestines were wrapped around his mesentery, contributing to his digestive issues while cutting off blood supply to much of his gastrointestinal tract.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necropsy
autopsy
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While family members and friends later spoke out regarding Morrison's struggles with addiction, no autopsy was ever performed, and his cause of death remains one of music's most high-profile unsolved mysteries, per the Guardian.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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His cause of death is officially recorded as being heart failure but no autopsy was conducted, prompting conspiracy theories.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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“Necropsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropsy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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