The term pepperoni is a corruption of peperoni, the plural of peperone, the Italian word for bell pepper.The first use of pepperoni to refer to a sausage dates to 1919.he term pepperoni is a corruption of peperoni, the plural of peperone, the Italian word for bell pepper.
A necropsy is a postmortem examination that is sometimes called an autopsy, postmortem, or obduction. Some people like to use the term specifically for examinations that are performed on non-humans, reserving âautopsyâ for humans specifically.
See also burial; death. autopsy. an inspection and dissection of a body after death, usually to determine the cause of death. Also called necropsy, post-mortem examination. necromania. an obsession with death or the dead. â necromaniac, n. necrophagy. the practice of feeding on carrion.