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postmortem

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) postmortem (adjective)
  2. 2) postmortem (noun)
  3. postmortem dividend (noun)
  4. postmortem examination (noun)

1post·mor·tem

adj \ˌpōs(t)-ˈmȯr-təm\

Definition of POSTMORTEM

1
: done, occurring, or collected after death <postmortem tissue specimens>
2
: following the event
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Examples of POSTMORTEM

  1. <postmortem tests on the brain tissue of people who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease>

Origin of POSTMORTEM

Latin post mortem after death
First Known Use: 1832

Related to POSTMORTEM

Synonyms: posthumous
Antonyms: antemortem
Related Words: belated, delayed, late
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