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necropsy

[nek-rop-see] / ˈnɛk rɒp si /
NOUN
autopsy
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NOUN
postmortem
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"The truth is, we lost sloths that had a virus of which showed barely any symptoms and was undetectable even after necropsy," Ben Agresta, the owner of Sloth World, told Fox-35 in Orlando.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

A necropsy was conducted at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine on Tuesday, revealing that “almost the entire liver” was overtaken with cancerous tumors, Shepherd said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

The lion weighed nearly 53 pounds and had nothing in her stomach during the attack, according to the necropsy results released from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife last week.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2024

Another tarp covered a Level 4 necropsy area.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Pathologists will carry out necropsies on the animals, looking for neurological disease like rabies or signs of human DNA.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

According to necropsies performed on recovered whales, many of them died from collisions with ships.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2024

Sawfish necropsies have not revealed any pathogen or bacterial infections, nor problems with low water oxygen levels or contaminants such as chemicals, or toxic red tide.

From Seattle Times Apr. 12, 2024

—Enforcing rules around fatality and injury reporting and necropsies.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2023

She told him that she had just finished the necropsies of the seven animals.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The bear's remains will be necropsied - an autopsy performed on an animal - among other tests, including attempting to obtain DNA samples pn it that match the victim.

From BBC Oct. 6, 2025

Lowe, who has necropsied infected cows, found no virus in their respiratory tracts, which could enable spread through the air.

From Science Magazine Apr. 22, 2024

In 1999 and 2000, 651 whales stranded onshore, but only three whales were necropsied.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2024

“There is not enough high-quality food for the animals,” de Wit said, showing slides of necropsied animals with severe internal damage from starvation.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2022

And once researchers tally up any lacerations, lost claws, or broken bones, the average injury score for all the animals necropsied needs to be 55 or lower.

From Salon Jan. 12, 2022

During the necropsying, she kept her blond hair pulled back with a stretchy purple headband and wore a pair of yellow rainboots decorated with cartoon chickens.

From Salon Jan. 12, 2022




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