Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Necropsy \Nec"rop*sy\, n. [Gr. ? a dead body + ? sight: cf. F.
   n['e]cropsie.] (Med.)
   A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See
   {Autopsy}.

Source : WordNet®

necropsy
     n : an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine
         cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {autopsy},
          {postmortem}, {PM}, {postmortem examination}]