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post·mor·tem
ˌpōs(t)-ˈmȯr-təm
1
: done, occurring, or collected after death
postmortem tissue specimens
2
: following the event
1
2
: an analysis or discussion of an event after it is over
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Examples of postmortem in a Sentence
Adjective
postmortem tests on the brain tissue of people who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease
Noun
A postmortem showed that the man had been poisoned.
Party leaders are conducting a postmortem of the election to try to find out what went wrong.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
In recent years, that has appeared in postmortem blood samples of drug users in Europe and the U.S.
—Brian Spegele, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
The vertical occipital fasciculus, or VOF, is identified in a postmortem human brain in 1909, but labeled with a different name.
—Jenny Blair, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2015
Noun
According to Packard’s postmortem report, Imbrie sustained more than 138 wounds, many from sharp objects.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
In fact, postmortem studies have found that up to 30 percent of people who received a clinical diagnosis of AD did not have the characteristic plaques and tangles.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Postmortem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmortem. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
postmortem
1 of 2 adjective
post·mor·tem
(ˈ)pōs(t)-ˈmȯrt-əm
: done or occurring after death
postmortem
2 of 2 noun1
: autopsy
2
: an analysis or discussion of an event after it is over
Medical Definition
postmortem
1 of 3 adjective
post·mor·tem
(ˈ)pōst-ˈmȯrt-əm
: done, occurring, or collected after death
postmortem tissue specimens
postmortem
2 of 3 noun
: autopsy
post-mortem
3 of 3 adverb
post-mor·tem
: after death
seven cases examined post-mortem
Legal Definition
post mortem
1 of 2 adjective
post mor·tem
ˌpōst-ˈmȯr-təm
: done, occurring, or collected after death
post mortem
2 of 2 noun
: autopsy
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