Necropsy

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See autopsy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The pathological dissection of a corpse; particularly to determine cause of death. Applicable to the examination of any life form.
  • v. The act of performing a necropsy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See autopsy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as necroscopy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  • Verb Form
    necropsies   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    examination    scrutiny   
    Variant
    autopsy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    autopsy    post-mortem   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    reality-tv    accourse    cableinstallation    exhumation    mrbrown    air    Truman    call-in    Richards    packing-case