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postmortem

/poʊst'mɔrtəm/

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noun
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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autopsy necropsy pm post-mortem post-mortem examination postmortem examination

type of:
examination scrutiny
noun
discussion of an event after it has occurred
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post-mortem

type of:
discussion give-and-take word
adjective
occurring or done after death
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"postmortem changes" "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"

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postmortal

Opposite:

antemortem
adjective
after death or after an event
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"a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death" "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

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succeeding

Examples of postmortem

"postmortem changes"
"a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"
"a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"
"the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"