antemortem

or an·te-mor·tem, an·te mor·tem

[ an-tee-mawr-tuhm ]

adjective, adverb
  1. before death: She made an antemortem confession.In commercial sheep flocks, diagnosis of endometritis is seldom made antemortem, and treatment is generally impractical.

Origin of antemortem

1
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for ante-mortem

ante-mortem

adjective, adverb
  1. (esp in legal or medical contexts) before death

Origin of ante-mortem

1
Latin

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