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postmortem
[pohst-mawr-tuhm]
adjective
of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
of or relating to examination of the body after death.
occurring after the end of something; after the event.
a postmortem criticism of a television show.
adverb
after death.
Pacemakers have to be removed postmortem from bodies that are going to be cremated.
noun
Medicine/Medical., a postmortem examination; autopsy.
an evaluation or discussion occurring after the end or fact of something.
to do a postmortem on the decision of a court.
Cards., a discussion of the bidding or playing of a previous hand.
postmortem
/ pəʊstˈmɔːtəm /
adjective
(prenominal) occurring after death
noun
analysis or study of a recently completed event
a postmortem on a game of chess
postmortem
Autopsy; figuratively, any analysis that follows an event: “When the convention is over, we'll have a postmortem to find ways of improving it for next year.” From Latin, meaning “after death.”
Word History and Origins
Origin of postmortem1
Word History and Origins
Origin of postmortem1
Example Sentences
You’re doing a postmortem of the relationship, as any smart, thoughtful person would.
In an eye-opening postmortem of a brutally short presidential campaign, Kamala Harris lays bare her grievances with members of President Biden’s inner circle.
I didn’t find hope or inspiration within these pages — the book felt more like an obligatory postmortem with an already established conclusion.
The postmortem report cited cardiorespiratory shock from electrical current at multiple sites as the cause of death, occurring 36 to 72 hours before the autopsy conducted on 1 May.
The coroner's office in Surrey told the BBC that after a postmortem, it had determined that Kapur died of natural causes.
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