Postmortem

adj, noun

adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of post mortem. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease wordnet
  3. 3
    discussion of an event after it has occurred wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of post mortem. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "Data for the potential human exposure portion of the model include antemortem and postmortem inspection, pneumatic stunning, carcass missplitting, advanced meat recovery systems, and […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring or done after death wordnet
  2. 2
    after death or after an event wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
autopsyautopsycanvasscheckcheck outcheck over

Example

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"The postmortem showed that she had been strangled."

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postmortem interval

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