necropsy
necropsy — 名詞
1. a careful medical inspection of a dead animal's body by a veterinarian or pathol
動物解剖
對動物屍體的醫學檢驗
a careful medical inspection of a dead animal's body by a veterinarian or pathologist, who cuts the body open and studies the internal organs to find out what caused the animal's death
The zoo's veterinary team performed a necropsy on the snow leopard that died unexpectedly last week.
動物園的獸醫團隊為那隻上週意外死亡的雪豹進行了動物解剖。
collocation: perform a necropsy on [animal]
Dr. Okonkwo conducted a detailed necropsy on the beached dolphin to look for signs of disease or injury.
Okonkwo 醫生對擱淺的海豚進行了詳細的動物解剖，以尋找疾病或受傷的跡象。
collocation: conduct a necropsy on [animal]
The results of the necropsy revealed that the koala had died from a severe lung infection.
動物解剖的結果顯示，那隻無尾熊死於嚴重的肺部感染。
passive: results of the necropsy revealed
The veterinary teaching hospital performs a full necropsy on every animal that dies during treatment.
獸醫教學醫院會對每一隻在治療期間死亡的動物進行完整的動物解剖。
collocation: performs a necropsy on [animal]
- perform a necropsy
- conduct a necropsy
- carry out a necropsy
- necropsy results
- necropsy report
- necropsy findings
- necropsy on [animal]
- autopsy
the standard term for human postmortem examination; also used for animals, but 'necropsy' is the precise veterinary counterpart
- postmortem
a broader, less formal term for any examination after death, usable for both humans and animals
- postmortem examination
more formal than 'postmortem' alone; often interchangeable with 'autopsy' or 'necropsy' depending on the subject
文法句型
necropsy + of [animal]
perform a necropsy on [animal]
用法筆記
The term is used almost exclusively for non-human animals. For human bodies, the preferred term is 'autopsy' or 'postmortem examination'. The word 'necropsy' may also refer to the resulting written report.
常見錯誤
necropsy — 動詞
- necropsypresent simple I / you / we / they
- necropsies3rd person singular
- necropsying-ing form
- necropsiedpast simple
1. to carry out a medical dissection of a dead animal's body in order to discover t
進行解剖
對動物屍體施行解剖檢驗
to carry out a medical dissection of a dead animal's body in order to discover the cause of death or the effects of a disease
The wildlife pathologist necropsied the bald eagle to determine whether it had been poisoned.
野生動物病理學家解剖了那隻白頭海鵰，以確認牠是否中毒。
transitive: necropsy + [animal]
Dr. Patel necropsied the stray cat after several similar poisoning cases were reported in the neighbourhood.
Patel 醫生在鄰近地區通報了類似的毒殺案例後，解剖了那隻流浪貓。
transitive: passive context - necropsy + [animal] + reason
Before burial, the owner asked a local veterinarian to necropsy the horse and explain what caused its sudden illness.
在埋葬之前，主人請當地的獸醫解剖那匹馬，以查明突然生病的原因。
infinitive clause: to necropsy [animal]
The state laboratory routinely necropsies all wolves found dead within the national park.
州立實驗室會例行解剖在國家公園內發現的所有死亡狼隻。
adverb: routinely + necropsy [animal]
- necropsy an animal
- necropsy a specimen
- necropsy a carcass
- have an animal necropsied
- autopsy
common verb for human postmortem dissection; less frequent for animals than 'necropsy'
- dissect
a broader term meaning to cut apart for scientific examination, not necessarily to determine cause of death
- perform a postmortem
a more general expression usable instead of the verb 'necropsy'
文法句型
necropsy + [animal]
用法筆記
The verb form is less common than the noun. Many veterinarians instead use the phrase 'perform a necropsy on [animal]'. The past tense is 'necropsied' (pronounced /ˈnɛkrɒpsid/).
常見錯誤
同根字
- necropsies複數名詞C1
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- carefully
- thoroughly
- formally
- routinely
常用片語
- perform a necropsy
- conduct a necropsy
- carry out a necropsy
- necropsy on an animal
- necropsy of a specimen