HyperDic: necropsy

English > 1 sense of the word necropsy:
NOUNactnecropsy, autopsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examinationan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
English > necropsy: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease.
Synonymsautopsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination
Broaderexamination, scrutinyThe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes / mistakes)
Spanishautopsia, necropsia, postmortem
Catalanautòpsia, necròpsia, postmortem

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