necropsy
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The agency told AFP "there are no concrete plans to remove the whale from the area or to perform a necropsy, and it is not currently considered to pose a problem in the area".
From BBC • May 16, 2026
They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
A necropsy was conducted at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine on Tuesday, revealing that “almost the entire liver” was overtaken with cancerous tumors, Shepherd said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
Yet Majrad’s death was especially devastating, conservationist Raza Kazmi reported: When researchers performed a necropsy, they found she’d been pregnant with triplets.
From Slate • May 25, 2024
He put on his orange Racal space suit and opened up the monkeys under the necropsy tent, feeling frustrated and sad, especially when all the monkeys turned out to be healthy.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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