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Human autopsies are generally performed either to determine the cause of death or to observe the deadly effects of a disease for research or education purposes. Autopsies may be necessary when tracking an epidemic; they're also performed to discover whether a death might actually have resulted from murder, and if so, what evidence it might reveal that could help catch the murderer. Animal necropsies are actually more common than human autopsies, since a farmer with livestock is always concerned that whatever killed one animal not pose a threat to the others.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
Their remains were sent to CPW's health lab in Fort Collins to be tested for disease and to undergo a full necropsy.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Max Chesnes, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2023
Thanks to @MassDFG @A_WhiteShark and @GregSkomal for recovering this juvenile white #shark and coordinating with us to necropsy it.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022
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“Necropsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necropsy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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necropsy
1 of 2 noun
necropsy
2 of 2 transitive verb
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