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postmortem |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Post-mortem \Post-mor"tem\, a. [L., after death.] After death; as post-mortem rigidity. {Post-mortem examination} (Med.), an examination of the body made after the death of the patient; an autopsy. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: postmortem adj 1: occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds" [syn: {postmortal}] [ant: {antemortem}] 2: after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address" n 1: discussion of an event after it has occurred 2: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {autopsy}, {necropsy}, {PM}, {postmortem examination}]
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