Post-mortem+examination
11post-mortem — n., adv., & adj. n. 1 (in full post mortem examination) an examination made after death, esp. to determine its cause. 2 colloq. a discussion analysing the course and result of a game, election, etc. adv. & adj. after death. Etymology: L …
12post mortem — [L.] 1. After death. 2. Autopsy, post mortem examination, post obit …
13post mortem — post mor·tem 1 /ˌpōst mȯr təm/ adj: done, occurring, or collected after death post mortem 2 n: autopsy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
14post-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 …
15post-mortem — adj. After death. n. An examination of a dead body to determine cause of death. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. post mortem …
16post-mortem — ► NOUN 1) an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death. 2) an analysis of an event made after it has occurred. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ happening after death. ORIGIN Latin, after death …
17post-mortem — [[t]po͟ʊst mɔ͟ː(r)təm[/t]] post mortems also post mortem, postmortem 1) N COUNT A post mortem is a medical examination of a dead person s body in order to find out how they died. Syn: autopsy 2) N COUNT: oft N on n A post mortem is an examination …
18post-mortem — noun VERB + POST MORTEM ▪ carry out (esp. BrE), conduct, do ▪ have, hold (esp. BrE) ▪ The coroner says we will have to hold a post mortem. POST MORTEM + VERB …
19post-mortem — noun (C) 1 also postmortem examination formal an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died; autopsy: The post mortem revealed that Mills had been strangled. 2 an examination of a plan or event that failed, in order to discover… …
20post-mortem — noun 1》 an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death. 2》 an analysis of an event made after it has occurred. adjective 1》 relating to a post mortem. 2》 happening after death. Origin C18: from L., lit. after death …
