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Greek
Etymology
νεκροτομή (nekrotomí, “autopsy”) + -είο (-eío). First attested 1876.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nekɾotoˈmio/
- Hyphenation: νε‧κρο‧το‧μεί‧ο
Noun
νεκροτομείο • (nekrotomeío) n (plural νεκροτομεία)
- morgue, mortuary (specifically, ones in which autopsies are carried out to determine cause of death), autopsy room
Οι φοιτητές ιατρικής διενεργούν νεκροτομή στο νεκροτομείο.- Oi foitités iatrikís dienergoún nekrotomí sto nekrotomeío.
- The medical students are carrying out an autopsy in the morgue.
Declension
- νεκροθάλαμος m (nekrothálamos, “morgue, mortuary”) (where the bodies are kept before burial)
- νεκροφυλακείο n (nekrofylakeío, “morgue, mortuary”) (where the bodies are kept before burial)
- νεκροστάσιο n (nekrostásio, “morgue, mortuary, viewing room”) (where the bodies are kept before burial)