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Microscopy vs Necropsy - What's the difference?

microscopy | necropsy |

As nouns the difference between microscopy and necropsy

is that microscopy is the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture while necropsy is .

As a verb necropsy is

the act of performing a necropsy.

microscopy

English

(wikipedia microscopy)

Noun

(microscopies)
  • the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture
  • the use of microscopes

    • necropsy

    English

    Noun

    (necropsies)
  • *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.

    • Synonyms

    * autopsy * post-mortem

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • The act of performing a necropsy.