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US
/ˌpoʊstˈmɔɹtɛm/
]
[ UK /pˈəʊstmɔːtəm/ ]
[ UK /pˈəʊstmɔːtəm/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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occurring or done after death
postmortem changes
postmortal wounds
a postmortem examination to determine cause of death -
after death or after an event
a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death
the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address
NOUN
- discussion of an event after it has occurred
- an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
How To Use postmortem In A Sentence
- Ultrastructural examination failed to detect viral inclusions, although the tissue exhibited a sizable degree of postmortem autolysis.
- WASHINGTON (RNS) As Democrats conduct a grim postmortem on Tuesday's (Nov. 2) elections, some liberal leaders say one diagnosis is already clear: the party's outreach to religious voters was lifeless from the start. Have Democrats Lost Faith In Faith-Based Outreach?
- They said that a postmortem examination would be needed to determine the cause of death. Times, Sunday Times
- the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address
- Perhaps they are preadaptive “organs,” to be used primarily in a postmortem environment. Experiencing the Next World Now
- A postmortem showed the cause of her death to be pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria.
- Postmortem ocular examination showed haemorrhages of the optic nerve sheaths with subdural haemorrhage greater than subarachnoid haemorrhage.
- Postmortem examinations were conducted to an agreed protocol and reviewed by independent paediatric pathologists.
- There were no suspicious circumstances and a postmortem was due to be carried out later.
- The limbic system and hypothalamus are important because of roles in reproduction; specific nuclei show sexual dimorphism on postmortem studies bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, suprachiasmatic nucleus, and the interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus , although it is unknown when these differences emerge. It's Easier to make a Hole than a Pole
