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Definition of necroscopy in English:

necroscopy

noun

Medicine

  • Pathological examination of a dead body; post-mortem examination; an instance of this.

Pronunciation

necroscopy

/nɪˈkrɒskəpi/ /nɛˈkrɒskəpi/

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Prichard (1786–1848), physician and ethnologist. From necro- + -scopy.