post mortem
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post mortem
- /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm/ UK
- /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈmɔɹtəm/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).
adjective postmortem · post-mortem
- After death. The hospice's standard procedure for post mortem room cleaning looks very thorough.
- Having been inflicted or having occurred after death. We shouldn't let these post mortem injuries distract us while looking for the cause of death.
Similar: posthumous, post obitum · Opposite: antemortem, anthumous, predeath, prehumous, premortem
adverb postmortem · post-mortem
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Occurring after death.
The injuries were found to have been caused post mortem.
Similar: posthumously
Similar: post obitum · Opposite: antemortem, anthumously, prehumously, premortem
noun post mortems · postmortem · post-mortem
- An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death. Nor had the post mortem on Newson's body revealed any illness or other physical condition that might have prevented him from applying the brake, although after four days in the oven-like heat of the wreckage, the body was so badly decomposed as to make any reliable post mortem results unlikely.
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Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
Each user-visible outage or SLA violation should be followed by a postmortem and conclude with implementation of the recommendations in the postmortem report.
Similar: debriefing, AAR
- At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: posthumous, post obitum · Opposite: antemortem, anthumous, predeath, prehumous, premortem
adverb
Similar: post obitum · Opposite: antemortem, anthumously, prehumously, premortem
Translations
Every language
adv occurring after death — see also posthumously
| हिन्दी | मरणोत्तर marṇottar |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μετά θάνατον metá thánaton |
| Русский | посме́ртно posmértno |
noun investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death; an autopsy
| 日本語 | 検視 kenshi, 解剖 kaibō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 屍檢 /尸检 shījiǎn, 驗屍 /验尸 yànshī, 屍體解剖 /尸体解剖 shītǐ jiěpōu |
| हिन्दी | शवपरीक्षा śavparīkṣā, पोस्टमार्टम posṭmārṭam |
| Kiswahili | uchunguzi wa maiti |
| Italiano | autopsia |
| Ελληνικά | νεκροψία nekropsía, ιατροδικαστική έκθεση νεκροτομής iatrodikastikí ékthesi nekrotomís |
| Русский | вскры́тие vskrýtije, аутопси́я autopsíja |
noun investigation after something considered unsuccessful
| 日本語 | 反省会 hanseikai |
|---|---|
| Русский | постмортем postmortem |
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title = {post mortem},
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