different between necropsy vs forensic

English

Etymology

From necro- +? -opsy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?k??psi/, /n??k??psi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?k??psi/
• Hyphenation: nec?rop?sy

Noun

necropsy (plural necropsies)

1. (medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 255:

     Anatomy theory led to morbid anatomy in necropsy studies pursued by, among others, Johann Wepfer (1620–95) and Théophile Bonet (1620–89), both Swiss.

   • 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.

Usage notes

• The term necropsy is usually used for animals, with autopsy reserved for human beings.

Synonyms

• autopsy
• post-mortem

Translations

Verb

necropsy (third-person singular simple present necropsies, present participle necropsying, simple past and past participle necropsied)

1. The act of performing a necropsy.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• forensick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin for?nsis (“of the forum, public”), from forum (“forum, marketplace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f????n.z?k/, /f????n.s?k/
• ,

Adjective

forensic (not comparable)

1. Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
   • 1996, 8 June, Bill Clinton, Weekly Presidential radio Address,

     Fire investigators […] and forensic chemists are combing through fire sites [the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing], interviewing witnesses, and following leads.

2. (dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law.
   • 1885, Isaac N. Arnold, The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Chapter VIII,

     It [the judiciary] had been the forum before which the highest forensic discussions had been held, […]

3. (archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
   • 1851, Edward Shepherd Creasy, The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, Chapter V,

     Varus trusted implicitly […] to the interest which they affected to take in the forensic eloquence of their conquerors.

Synonyms

• (Related or appropriate for a court of law): legal
• (Related or used in debate and argumentation): rhetorical

Derived terms

Related terms

• forensal
• forensive

Translations

Anagrams

• conifers, fir-cones, forinsec, fornices, inforces