- postmortem
- After death. Often used to describe an autopsy.
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Postmortem — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Thrash Metal, Death Metal Gründung 1991 Website … Deutsch Wikipedia
postmortem — [adj] following death future, later, posthumous, postmundane, post obit, postobituary; concept 799 postmortem [n] analysis after death autopsy, coroner’s report, dissection, examination, necropsy, post*; concepts 103,310 … New thesaurus
postmortem — [pōst΄môr′təm] adj. [L, lit., after death] 1. happening, done, or made after death 2. having to do with a post mortem examination n. 1. short for POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION 2. a detailed examination or evaluation of some event just ended: Also… … English World dictionary
postmortem — 1. después de la muerte. 2. informal, exploración posmortem. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
postmortem — I noun 1. discussion of an event after it has occurred • Syn: ↑post mortem • Derivationally related forms: ↑postmortal (for: ↑post mortem), ↑postmortal … Useful english dictionary
postmortem — /pohst mawr teuhm/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death. 2. of or pertaining to examination of the body after death. 3. occurring after the end of something; after the event: a postmortem criticism of a television… … Universalium
Postmortem — Post mortem Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
postmortem — 1. Pertaining to or occurring during the period after death. 2. Colloquialism for autopsy (1). [post + L. acc. case of mors (mort ), death] * * * post·mor·tem ( )pōst mȯrt əm adj done, occurring, or collected after death <postmortem tissue… … Medical dictionary
postmortem — UK [ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɔː(r)təm] / US [ˌpoʊs(t)ˈmɔrtəm] noun [countable] Word forms postmortem : singular postmortem plural postmortems 1) a medical examination of a dead body to find out why the person died 2) a discussion or examination to find out why… … English dictionary
postmortem — I. adjective Etymology: Latin post mortem after death Date: 1832 1. done, occurring, or collected after death < postmortem tissue specimens > 2. following the event II. noun Date: 1846 1. autopsy … New Collegiate Dictionary
postmortem — Synonyms and related words: autopsy, canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, coroner, examine, give an examination, go over, inquest, inspect, look at, look over, medical examiner, monitor, mortality committee, necropsy, necroscopy,… … Moby Thesaurus
