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 group is authorized by federal authorities to respond to dead whales in New York and conduct animal autopsies, or necropsies.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
The carcass was sent to Albany for a necropsy, which said that the animal was likely hit by a motor vehicle and was not a case of animal cruelty.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Federal authorities also commissioned a necropsy in late 2018 after Anne Arundel County Animal Control officers found two dead, scarred dogs in a plastic dog food bag disposed about 6 miles from Moorefield’s house, the affidavit says.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
The International Fund for Animal Welfare is investigating the stranding event and performing necropsies ‒ animal autopsies ‒ on the 10 dolphins that died, but locals are worried about more dolphins deaths in the future.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
The carcass was sent to Albany for a necropsy, which said that the animal was likely hit by a motor vehicle and was not a case of animal cruelty.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Federal authorities also commissioned a necropsy in late 2018 after Anne Arundel County Animal Control officers found two dead, scarred dogs in a plastic dog food bag disposed about 6 miles from Moorefield’s house, the affidavit says.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
The International Fund for Animal Welfare is investigating the stranding event and performing necropsies ‒ animal autopsies ‒ on the 10 dolphins that died, but locals are worried about more dolphins deaths in the future.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
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“Necropsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropsy. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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