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post mortem

UK /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm/US /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈmɔɹtəm/

noun 3
adjective 2
adverb 1
forms 2

noun3

An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
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(figurative) Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
- Each user-visible outage or SLA violation should be followed by a postmortem and conclude with implementation of the recommendations in the postmortem report. — 2014
(UK, no longer used) At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.

adjective2

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After death.
- The hospice's standard procedure for post mortem room cleaning looks very thorough.
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Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.
- We shouldn't let these post mortem injuries distract us while looking for the cause of death.
- The post mortem timeline is incomplete.

adverb1

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Occurring after death.
- The injuries were found to have been caused post mortem.

forms

post mortems · post-mortems

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