perimortem

[ per-ee-mawr-tuhm ]

/ ˌpɛr iˈmɔr təm /

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adjective, adverb

at or around the time of death: She had a perimortem experience where she sensed her dad's presence at a moment when his death was still unknown.Since there was no evidence of healing of the bones, the arechaeologist concluded the breaks had occurred perimortem.

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Origin of perimortem

First recorded in 1975–80; peri- + Latin mortem, accusative of mors “death,” on the pattern of postmortem

Words nearby perimortem

perilune, perilymph, perimenopause, perimeter, perimorph, perimortem, perimysium, perinatal, perinatology, perinde, perineal