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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

Her 14-ton carcass offers several immediate clues, said Keith Matassa, chief executive of the Ocean Animal Response and Research Alliance, who is leading a necropsy of the whale to determine her cause of death.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

Yet Majrad’s death was especially devastating, conservationist Raza Kazmi reported: When researchers performed a necropsy, they found she’d been pregnant with triplets.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

Therefore, she could not confirm the presence of Ebola virus in this animal based on a visual inspection of the internal organs during necropsy.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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