Definitions for postmortempoʊstˈmɔr təm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
post•mor•tempoʊstˈmɔr təm(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death.
of or pertaining to examination of the body after death.
Category: Medicine
occurring after the end of something; after the event.
(n.)a postmortem examination; autopsy.
Category: Medicine
a discussion or evaluation after the end or fact of something, esp. a card game.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Games
Origin of postmortem:
1725–35; < L post mortem after death
Princeton's WordNet
postmortem, post-mortem(noun)
discussion of an event after it has occurred
autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination(adj)
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
postmortem, postmortal(adj)
occurring or done after death
"postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds"
postmortem(adj)
after death or after an event
"a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"
Translations for postmortem
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
postmortem(noun)
a medical examination of a dead body in order to find out the cause of death.
- post mortemAfrikaans
- تَشريح الجُثَّه، فَحْص الجُثَّة بَعد الوَفاهArabic
- посмъртноBulgarian
- autópsiaPortuguese (BR)
- ohledání mrtvolyCzech
- die AutopsieGerman
- obduktionDanish
- νεκροψίαGreek
- autopsiaSpanish
- lahkamineEstonian
- کالبد شکافیFarsi
- kuolemansyyntutkimusFinnish
- autopsieFrench
- נִיתוּח לְאַחַר הַמַווֶתHebrew
- शव परीक्षाHindi
- autopsijaCroatian
- halottszemleHungarian
- otopsiIndonesian
- líkskoðun, krufningIcelandic
- autopsiaItalian
- 検死Japanese
- 검시Korean
- lavono skrodimasLithuanian
- līķa sekcijaLatvian
- bedah siasatMalay
- autopsieDutch
- obduksjonNorwegian
- sekcja zwłokPolish
- طب عدلىPersian
- عدلى طبPashto
- autópsiaPortuguese
- autopsieRomanian
- вскрытие трупа, аутопсияRussian
- obhliadnutie mŕtvolySlovak
- avtopsijaSlovenian
- autopsijaSerbian
- obduktionSwedish
- การชันสูตรThai
- otopsiTurkish
- 驗屍Chinese (Trad.)
- розтин трупа, автопсіяUkrainian
- پوسٹ مارٹم، موت کے بعد موت کي وجوہات جاننے کا طبي معائنہUrdu
- giải phẫu tử thiVietnamese
- 验尸Chinese (Simp.)
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