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発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛkɹɒpsi/, /nɪˈkɹɒpsi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛkɹɑpsi/
• ハイフネーション: nec‧rop‧sy

名詞

necropsy (複数形 necropsies)

1. (medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 255:

     Anatomy theory led to morbid anatomy in necropsy studies pursued by, among others, Johann Wepfer (1620–95) and Théophile Bonet (1620–89), both Swiss.

   • 2011, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 13:

     During the necropsy, he pored carefully through the body, combing the tissues and organs for signs of an abscess or wound.

使用する際の注意点

• The term necropsy is usually used for animals, with autopsy reserved for human beings.

同意語

• autopsy
• post-mortem

動詞

necropsy (三人称単数 現在形 necropsies, 現在分詞 necropsying, 過去形および過去分詞形 necropsied)

1. The act of performing a necropsy.