Diseases

Necropsy

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An examination of a corpse and the organs of a dead body to determine the cause of death or to study the pathologic changes present. (colloquially called postmortem or post.) Synonym(s): necropsy. [g. autopsia, seeing with one's own eyes]

SYMPTOMS

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, most often for legal purposes. The roman physician antistius performed one of the earliest necropsies on record. In 44 b.c

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An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a highly specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause and manner of death or to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational ...