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Post mortem

//ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm// adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    After death. not-comparable

    "The hospice's standard procedure for post mortem room cleaning looks very thorough."

  2. 2
    Having been inflicted or having occurred after death. not-comparable

    "We shouldn't let these post mortem injuries distract us while looking for the cause of death."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Occurring after death. not-comparable

    "The injuries were found to have been caused post mortem."

Noun
  1. 1
    An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.

    "Nor had the post mortem on Newson's body revealed any illness or other physical condition that might have prevented him from applying the brake, although after four days in the oven-like heat of the wreckage, the body was so badly decomposed as to make any reliable post mortem results unlikely."

  2. 2
    Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome. figuratively

    "Each user-visible outage or SLA violation should be followed by a postmortem and conclude with implementation of the recommendations in the postmortem report."

  3. 3
    At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first. British, obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).

Etymology 2

From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).

Etymology 3

From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).

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