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Necropsy vs Dissection - What's the difference?

necropsy | dissection |

As nouns the difference between necropsy and dissection

is that necropsy is while dissection is the act of dissecting, or something dissected.

As a verb necropsy

is the act of performing a necropsy.

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.

    • dissection

    English

    (wikipedia dissection)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of dissecting, or something dissected
  • A minute and detailed examination or analysis

    • Anagrams

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