POSTMORTEM

postmortem, postmortal

(adjective) occurring or done after death; “postmortem changes”; “a postmortem examination to determine cause of death”; “postmortal wounds”

postmortem

(adjective) after death or after an event; “a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death”; “the postmortem discussion of the President’s TV address”

autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination

(noun) an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

postmortem, post-mortem

(noun) discussion of an event after it has occurred

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

postmortem (plural postmortems)

Alternative spelling of post mortem

Source: Wiktionary


Post-mor"tem, a. Etym: [L., after death.]

Definition: After death; as, post-mortem rigidity. Post-mortem examination (Med.), an examination of the body made after the death of the patient; an autopsy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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