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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease;
[syn: autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Necropsy \Nec"rop*sy\, n. [Gr. nekro`s a dead body + ? sight:
   cf. F. n['e]cropsie.] (Med.)
   A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See
   Autopsy.
   [1913 Webster] Necroscopic


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

necropsy
    n 1: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine
         cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn:
         autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM,
         postmortem examination, post-mortem examination]