post mortem
After deathAfter death.
» The body of a recruit has been exhumed for a second post-mortem.
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2 senses(not comparable)After death.
The hospice's standard procedure for post mortem room cleaning looks very thorough.
(not comparable)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.
The post mortem timeline is incomplete.
Examples
1 sentencesThe body of a recruit has been exhumed for a second post-mortem.
Origin
From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).
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