postmortem
of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
of or relating to examination of the body after death.
occurring after the end of something; after the event: a postmortem criticism of a television show.
after death: Pacemakers have to be removed postmortem from bodies that are going to be cremated.
Medicine/Medical. a postmortem examination; autopsy.
an evaluation or discussion occurring after the end or fact of something: to do a postmortem on the decision of a court.
Cards. a discussion of the bidding or playing of a previous hand.
Origin of postmortem
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How to use postmortem in a sentence
His post-mortem that there is no red or blue America was tired and flat-out wrong.
All but one of the female victims was then mutilated post-mortem.
A post mortem examination revealed that there were no obvious signs of abnormality in Miss Moss' body.
My personal tally accounts for barely a fraction of those deserving of a post-mortem tribute.
I've Written 51 Obituaries for Gun Victims in 18 Months | Nina Strochlic | September 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe government agency charged with monitoring approaching storms has issued a post-mortem on Sandy.
Of course you will give notice to the coroner, and there will be a post-mortem?
The Dark House | Georg Manville FennLiégeois,55 in post-mortem examinations, twice found mature ova in girls two years of age.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollWhat attracted most attention to this case was the strange incident at the post-mortem examination.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythFor being present at a post-mortem and rendering an opinion thereon, each physician received $1.75.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkThese post-mortem inquiries, like all other functions of the time, presented most ridiculous contrasts.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington
British Dictionary definitions for postmortem
/ (pəʊstˈmɔːtəm) /
(prenominal) occurring after death
analysis or study of a recently completed event: a postmortem on a game of chess
Origin of postmortem
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for postmortem
[ (pohst-mawr-tuhm) ]
Autopsy; figuratively, any analysis that follows an event: “When the convention is over, we'll have a postmortem to find ways of improving it for next year.” From Latin, meaning “after death.”
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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