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postmortem

DEFINITIONS OF: postmortem

1

adj occurring or done after death

“postmortem changes”
“a postmortem examination to determine cause of death”
Synonyms:
postmortal
Antonyms:
antemortem
preceding death

adj after death or after an event

“a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death”
“the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address”
Synonyms
succeeding
coming after or following

n an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

Synonyms:
PM, autopsy, necropsy, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem examination
Type of:
examination, scrutiny
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

n discussion of an event after it has occurred

Synonyms:
post-mortem
Type of:
discussion, give-and-take, word
an exchange of views on some topic
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