post-mortem
Word Origin & History
post-mortem
1734, from L. post mortem, from post "after" + mortem, accusative of mors "death" (see mortal). As a shortening of post-mortem examination it is recorded from 1850.
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| post-mortem | |
noun | |
| 1. | discussion of an event after it has occurred [syn: postmortem] |
| 2. | an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: autopsy] |
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