perimortem

American  

[per-ee-mawr-tuhm] / ˌpɛr iˈmɔr təm /

adjective

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of perimortem

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

Example Sentences

And during that course, there was a class about perimortem cesarean sections.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2013

A perimortem C-section used to be performed mainly with the baby's survival in mind, not the mother's.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2013