Definition of "necropsy"

necropsy

/ˈnɛkɹɒpsi/

noun
plural necropsies
1. (medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death.
  Quotations
  Anatomy theory led to morbid anatomy in necropsy studies pursued by, among others, Johann Wepfer (1620–95) and Théophile Bonet (1620–89), both Swiss.
  1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 255
  During the necropsy, he pored carefully through the body, combing the tissues and organs for signs of an abscess or wound.
  2011, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate, page 13
verb
third-person singular simple present necropsies, present participle necropsying, simple past and past participle necropsied
1. The act of performing a necropsy.