Necrotomist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Necrotomy \Nec*rot"o*my\, 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.]