post mortem

post mortem: post mor·tem¹ /ˌpōst-'mȯr-təm/ adj: done, occurring, or collected after death

post mortem² n: autopsy

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post mortem: 'after death', a term applied to the medical examination of a corpse with a view to determining the cause of death. Also known as an autopsy. See coroner.

post mortem: Latin for "after death," an examination of a dead body to determine cause of death, generally called an autopsy.

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post mortem: adv./n., Latin After death. Generally used to refer to the examination of a corpse by the coroner to ascertain the cause of death.

post mortem: (Latin: After death.)

Pertaining to matters occurring after death. A term generally applied to an autopsy or examination of a corpse in order to ascertain the cause of death or to the inquisition for that purpose by the coroner.

post mortem: [Latin, After death.] Pertaining to matters occurring after death. A term generally applied to an autopsy or examination of a corpse in order to ascertain the cause of death or to the inquisition for that purpose by the coroner.

post mortem: n.

Latin for "after death," an examination of a dead body to determine cause of death, generally called an autopsy.

See also: coroner

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Synonyms:

After death / Autopsy, post-mortem examination, post-obit

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Post-Mortem — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Post-mortem — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Post Mortem — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
post-mortem — post mor|tem , post|mor|tem [ˌpəustˈmo:təm US ˌpoustˈmo:r ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: post mortem after death ] 1.) also post.mortem examin ation an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died = ↑autopsy post mortem on … Dictionary of contemporary English
post-mortem — (adj.) also postmortem, 1734, from L. post mortem, from post after + mortem, accusative of mors death (see MORTAL (Cf. mortal) (adj.)). As a noun, shortening of post mortem examination, it is recorded from 1850 … Etymology dictionary
Post-mortem — Post mor tem, a. [L., after death.] After death; as, post mortem rigidity. [1913 Webster] {Post mortem examination} (Med.), an examination of the body made after the death of the patient; an autopsy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
post mortem — loc. Après la mort (en parlant de personnes). post mortem [pɔstmɔʀtɛm] ❖ ♦ Locution latine signifiant « après la mort ». || « Dans l examen post mortem de 80,7% des cas… » (Rev. gén. des sc., 30 sept. 1903, p. 965) … Encyclopédie Universelle
post mórtem — post mortem (lat.; pronunc. [post mórtem]) Expresión que significa «después de la muerte», usada principalmente en medicina legal. * * * post mórtem. (Loc. lat.). loc. adj. Después de la muerte. U. t. c. loc. adv … Enciclopedia Universal
post mórtem — Loc. lat. que significa ‘después de la muerte’. Puede usarse como locución adjetiva o adverbial: «Un tribunal belga reconoció como válido el matrimonio post mórtem realizado por una súbdita belga [...] tras la muerte, en accidente, de su novio»… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
post mortem — post mòr·tem loc.agg.inv., lat. CO di onorificenza, riconoscimento di meriti e sim., conferito dopo la morte: medaglia post mortem {{line}} {{/line}} ETIMO: lat. post mortem dopo la morte … Dizionario italiano

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