necropsy

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The airline tells us they didn't have any knowledge of that but did send the cat onto a veterinary clinic in Houston for a necropsy, an autopsy for animals.

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  1. from Greek νεκρός, a dead body, + ὀψις, sight: see optic
 

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/ˈnɛkrɑpsi/
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