post mortem

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) After death.
2. (not-comparable) Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.

Adv

Occurring after death.

Noun

1. An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
2. (figuratively) Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
3. (British, obsolete) At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.

Synonyms

autopsy

postmortem

posthumous

post-mortem

postmortem examination

Translations

autopsia

νεκροψία

post-mortem

autopsie

μετά θάνατον

μεταθανάτιος

ιατροδικαστική έκθεση νεκροτομής

autópsia

autopsia

obducción

تشريح

otopsi

Autopsie

Etymology

From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).