n. [ Gr. nekro`s dead person + te`mnein to cut. ] (Med.) The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed bone. -- Nec`ro*tom"ic a. -- Nec*rot"o*mist n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n.; pl.Necrologies [ Gr. nekro`s a dead person + -logy: cf. F. nécrologie. See Necromancy. ] An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.; pl.Necrologies [ Gr. nekro`s a dead person + -logy: cf. F. nécrologie. See Necromancy. ] An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices. [ 1913 Webster ]