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- DictionaryPost-mortem/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm/
noun
- 1. an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death: "the hospital will want to carry out a post-mortem"
adjective
- 1. relating to a post-mortem: "a post-mortem report"
- 2. occurring or performed after death: "post-mortem changes in his body"
adverb
- 1. after death: "assessment of morphology in nerves taken post-mortem"
postmortem: [adjective] done, occurring, or collected after death.
POST-MORTEM definition: 1. a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out the cause of death: 2. a…. Learn more.
Postmortem definition: of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.. See examples of POSTMORTEM used in a sentence.
POST-MORTEM meaning: 1. a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out the cause of death: 2. a…. Learn more.
postmortem: 1 adj occurring or done after death “ postmortem changes” “a postmortem examination to determine cause of death” Synonyms: postmortal Antonyms: antemortem preceding death adj after death or after an event “a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death” “the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address” Synonyms: ...
a medical examination of the body of a dead person in order to find out how they died synonym autopsy. to do/conduct/carry out a post-mortem; post-mortem on somebody The post-mortem on the child revealed that she had been poisoned.; They’re doing a post-mortem on her today.
POSTMORTEM meaning: happening after death. Party leaders are conducting a postmortem of the election to try to find out what went wrong.
1 (also postmortem examination) a medical examination of the body of a dead person in order to find out how they died synonym autopsy to do/conduct/carry out a postmortem postmortem on somebody The postmortem on the child revealed that she had been poisoned.
2 senses: 1. A post-mortem is a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out how they died. 2. A.... Click for more definitions.
post-mortem: 1 n an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Synonyms: PM , autopsy , necropsy , post-mortem examination , postmortem , postmortem examination Type of: examination , scrutiny the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) n discussion of an event after it ...
