1. an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; an autopsy
Usage: medical; veterinary

1. to perform a necropsy on a dead body
Usage: medical; veterinary

Examples

• The veterinarian performed a necropsy on the deceased animal.
• The necropsy revealed that the horse died from heart failure.
• Wildlife biologists conducted necropsies on the dead birds to investigate the disease outbreak.
• The pathologist will necropsy the specimen tomorrow morning.
• Results from the necropsy helped identify the toxic substance.
• The zoo’s veterinary team necropsied several animals to study the epidemic.