necropsy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: necropsy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for necropsy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necropsy n an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Synonym(s): autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necropsy \Nec"rop*sy\, n. [Gr. [?] a dead body + [?] sight: cf. F. n[82]cropsie.] (Med.) A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See {Autopsy}.