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- Dictionarypost-mortem/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm/
noun
- 1. an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death: "the hospital will want to carry out a post-mortem" Similar
adjective
- 1. relating to a post-mortem: "a post-mortem report"
- 2. occurring or performed after death: "post-mortem changes in his body"
adverb
- 1. after death: "assessment of morphology in nerves taken post-mortem"
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Postmortem is an adjective meaning done, occurring, or collected after death, or a noun meaning autopsy or an analysis of an event. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of postmortem.
Post-mortem can mean a medical examination of a dead body or a discussion of an event after it has happened. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its usage in different contexts.
post-mortem (on something) a discussion or an examination of an event after it has happened, especially in order to find out why it failed. to hold a post-mortem on the party’s election defeat
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.
A postmortem is a medical examination of a dead body. It's a kind of autopsy done to learn exactly how the person died. In Latin, mortem is a form of the word for "death," and post means "after." A postmortem, logically enough, is something that happens after death, usually an examination.
Postmortem means occurring or relating to after death, especially a medical examination of a dead body or an analysis of a recent event. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of postmortem with sentences from The Guardian and other sources.
POST-MORTEM definition: a medical examination of a dead body to find out why the person died. Learn more.
