antemortem
or an·te-mor·tem, an·te mor·tem
[ an-tee-mawr-tuhm ]
adjective, adverb
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
1Borrowed into English from Latin around 1880–85
Words Nearby antemortem
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for ante-mortem
ante-mortem
adjective, adverb
(esp in legal or medical contexts) before death
Origin of ante-mortem
1Latin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse