Get to know Necropsy better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like autopsy or postmortem.
Necropsy in a sentence
Necropsy meaning
The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death.
Synonyms of Necropsy
Using Necropsy
- The main meaning on this page is: The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death.
- Useful related words include: autopsy, postmortem, post-mortem, pm.
- In the example corpus, necropsy often appears in combinations such as: necropsy on, the necropsy, do necropsy.
Context around Necropsy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Necropsy
- In this selection, "necropsy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, required, test, buddy and indicating stand out and add context to how "necropsy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a necropsy on their and a required necropsy to confirm. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "necropsy" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with necropsy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ky. Colonel will undergo a required necropsy to confirm the cause of death. (13 words)
By the time they decided to do a necropsy, Buddy had already been cremated. (14 words)
He was taken to Kansas State University, where a necropsy was planned to determine the cause of death. (18 words)
After completing a necropsy on the female whale the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said the wounds included a fractured skull, bruising on the head, and cuts on the whale's right side, which were likely caused by a propeller strike. (40 words)
The 20,000-pound young female right whale was found Sunday drifting close to shore in Vineyard waters and was now headed to tribal land where a necropsy would be conducted to determine how she died. (36 words)
Yudiarso said it would take at least three weeks for the necropsy test to be concluded but forensic experts found some bleeding in the whale's lungs and its colon was filled with fluids. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
After completing a necropsy on the female whale the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said the wounds included a fractured skull, bruising on the head, and cuts on the whale's right side, which were likely caused by a propeller strike.
Albor had stressed that the necropsy had to happen as fast as possible in order to get the best answers as to why she died, Hillaire said.
As of Monday afternoon, Wimmer said they worked with the Department of Natural Resources to move the animals to a different spot to do a necropsy on Tuesday morning.
Plastics—A necropsy on a dead sperm whale in Nova Scotia in November found 330 pounds of plastic inside the whale's stomach, the Marine Animal Response Society reported.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said an adult female common dolphin was found Saturday and was taken by some of its team for a necropsy.
Yudiarso said it would take at least three weeks for the necropsy test to be concluded but forensic experts found some bleeding in the whale's lungs and its colon was filled with fluids.
The 20,000-pound young female right whale was found Sunday drifting close to shore in Vineyard waters and was now headed to tribal land where a necropsy would be conducted to determine how she died.
A necropsy on their deceased mother found she was relatively thin, had no food in her stomach and had evidence of intestinal disease.
By the time they decided to do a necropsy, Buddy had already been cremated.
External evidence of propeller scars and a fishing hook was discovered embedded in the laryngeal mucosa at necropsy, indicating repeated human interactions.
Also, it’s important to note that it may take weeks or months before we have full results from this necropsy.
He's off the coast of Whidbey Island, where six of his colleagues are conducting a necropsy of a gray whale that stranded itself at Harborview Park in Everett earlier this month.
He was taken to Kansas State University, where a necropsy was planned to determine the cause of death.
Ky. Colonel will undergo a required necropsy to confirm the cause of death.
Researchers conducted a necropsy, examining the dolphin’s insides post-mortem to try to determine what was wrong with her.
The grey and white pit bull named “Deuces” was scheduled to undergo a necropsy to determine an exact cause of death.
After the necropsy, the whale was transported back to the vet college, stored in large plastic containers, and has since undergone a slow cleaning process.
A veterinarian performed a necropsy, and said it was the worst case of animal cruelty he's since int the history of his practice; Axel died of blunt force trauma and bled out internally.
If he is too sick or injured to return to the wild he will be euthanized and a necropsy will likely be conducted.
Marvin said a necropsy would be done to try to determine the cause of death, but that it could have been anything from a birth defect to an inability to absorb nutrients.
Common combinations with necropsy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- necropsy on 5×
- the necropsy 4×
- do necropsy 2×
- for necropsy 2×
- where necropsy 2×
- necropsy would 2×
- necropsy of 2×
- necropsy to 2×
- performed necropsy 2×
- necropsy and 2×