antemortem
Having occurred or having been inflicted before deathHaving occurred or having been inflicted before death.
US/æntəmˈɔɹtəm/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Having occurred or having been inflicted before death.
Although the antemortem injuries are severe, they are not the cause of death.
preceding death
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin ante mortem (“before death”).Learned borrowing from Latin ante mortem (“before death”).
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