postmortem examination
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postmortem examination — n. AUTOPSY … English World dictionary
Postmortem examination — An autopsy. Also called a necropsy. Postmortem examinations have been done for more than 2,000 years but during most of this time they were rarely done, and then only for legal purposes. The Roman physician Antistius performed one of the earliest … Medical dictionary
postmortem examination — noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease • Syn: ↑autopsy, ↑necropsy, ↑postmortem, ↑post mortem, ↑PM, ↑post mortem examination • Derivationally related forms: ↑aut … Useful english dictionary
postmortem examination — noun Date: 1832 autopsy 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
postmortem — [pōst΄môr′təm] adj. [L, lit., after death] 1. happening, done, or made after death 2. having to do with a post mortem examination n. 1. short for POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION 2. a detailed examination or evaluation of some event just ended: Also… … English World dictionary
postmortem — I noun 1. discussion of an event after it has occurred • Syn: ↑post mortem • Derivationally related forms: ↑postmortal (for: ↑post mortem), ↑postmortal … Useful english dictionary
postmortem — /pohst mawr teuhm/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death. 2. of or pertaining to examination of the body after death. 3. occurring after the end of something; after the event: a postmortem criticism of a television… … Universalium
Examination, postmortem — An autopsy. Also called a necropsy. Postmortem examinations have been done for more than 2,000 years but during most of this time they were rarely done, and then only for legal purposes. The Roman physician Antistius performed one of the earliest … Medical dictionary
postmortem — Synonyms and related words: autopsy, canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, coroner, examine, give an examination, go over, inquest, inspect, look at, look over, medical examiner, monitor, mortality committee, necropsy, necroscopy,… … Moby Thesaurus
postmortem — post•mor•tem [[t]poʊstˈmɔr təm[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death 2) med of or pertaining to examination of the body after death 3) occurring after the end of something; after the event 4) med a postmortem… … From formal English to slang
