postmortem
adj 1: occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a
postmortem examination to determine cause of death";
"postmortal wounds" [syn: {postmortem}, {postmortal}]
[ant: {antemortem}]
2: after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to
determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of
the President's TV address"
n 1: discussion of an event after it has occurred [syn:
{postmortem}, {post-mortem}]
2: 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},
{postmortem examination}, {post-mortem examination}]
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]
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "postmortem": 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, observe, overhaul, overlook, pass over, pass under review, peer at, peruse, pore over, post, post-obit, posthumous, postmortal, postmortem examination, postmortuary, postmundane, postobituary, review, run over, scan, scrutinize, set an examination, size, size up, study, survey, take stock of, take the measure