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Post mortem

Adjective
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.AdjectiveAfter death.
"The hospice's standard procedure for post mortem room cleaning looks very thorough."
2.AdjectiveHaving 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."
3.AdverbOccurring after death.
"The injuries were found to have been caused post mortem."
4.NounAn investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
5.NounAny investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
6.NounAt Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.

Synonyms

postmortemforensicnecropsyautopsydissectionbilanmortempost-mortemantemortemposthumousante-mortempostmortal
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