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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Necropsy

Variations: Postmortem, Autopsy

Dissection of a dead body to determine to determine the cause of death

WWW References:

• Necropsy Techniques
• Online Guide to the Anatomy of Sea Turtles

Citations:

• Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

Entered by: Annette Broderick
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey, Michael Coyne,
Entered: 2004-12-16 05:36:09
Last modified: 2007-03-10 22:36:11