postmortem - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

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the hospital will want to carry out a post-mortem

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(adjective)

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relating to a post-mortem

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a post-mortem report

(adjective)

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occurring or performed after death

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post-mortem changes in his body

(adverb)

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after death

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assessment of morphology in nerves taken post-mortem