nec|rop|sy

nec|rop|sy
nec|rop|sy «NEHK rop see», noun, plural -sies.
= autopsy (Cf.autopsy); post-mortem examination. (Cf.post-mortem)
[< Greek nekrós dead body + -opsíā a viewing (< optós visible)]

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  • necropsy — nec•rop•sy [[t]ˈnɛk rɒp si[/t]] n. pl. sies, 1) med the examination of a body after death; autopsy 2) med to perform a necropsy on • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • Necropsy — A postmortem examination or autopsy. Necropsies have been done for more than 2,000 years but during most of this time they were rarely done, and then only for legal purposes. The Roman physician Antistius performed one of the earliest necropsies… …   Medical dictionary

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • da — abab·da; acar·i·da; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·com·mo·da·tion; ac·com·mo·da·tion·al; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cor·da·tu·ra; acel·da·ma; achor·da·ta; ac·ni·da; acras·i·da; acras·pe·da; ac·ti·noi·da; ac·ti·no·myx·i·da;… …   English syllables

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  • dae — acan·thi·sit·ti·dae; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; acar·i·dae; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; achet·i·dae; acras·pe·dae; acrid·i·dae; acroc·e·rat·i·dae; ac·ro·chor·di·dae; adap·i·dae; ae·ge·ri·i·dae; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·gy·pi·i·dae; ae·o·lid·i·dae; aeto·bat·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • ae — ac·an·tha·ce·ae; a·ce·ae; ac·er·a·ce·ae; ac·er·ae; ach·ae·me·ni·an; achari·ace·ae; achla·myd·e·ae; ach·ro·mati·ace·ae; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ti·nid·i·a·ce·ae; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae; ad·ox·a·ce·ae; AE; ae·ae·an; ae·ae·an; ae·cial; ae·cid·i·al;… …   English syllables

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