ante-mortem

British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of ante-mortem

Latin

Example Sentences

Since Minister Cromwell did not distinguish between ante-mortem and post-mortem axing, may I not "axe" you if you did not err in the footnote?

From Time Magazine Archive

Only about 30% of U.S. deaths are followed by autopsies, and when postmortem findings are compared with ante-mortem diagnoses, glaring discrepancies often occur.

From Time Magazine Archive

"If we are to be stuffed, we prefer to have it an ante-mortem performance, don't we, little dog?"

From The Master-Knot of Human Fate by Meredith, Ellis

I can’t make use of such an ante-mortem statement as that.”

From Fantastic Fables by Bierce, Ambrose

The left cavities may be contracted and empty, or they may contain dark, soft clots or white ante-mortem clots.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various