Post-mortem


adj.

also postmortem, 1734 (adverb), from Latin post mortem, from post “after” (see post-) + mortem, accusative of mors “death” (see mortal (adj.)). From 1835 as an adjective. As a noun, shortening of post-mortem examination, it is recorded from 1850.

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  • Postmortem delivery

    postmortem delivery n. The extraction of a fetus after its mother has died.

  • Postmortem examination

    noun 1. dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death Also called autopsy, necropsy postmortem examination n. See autopsy.

  • Postmortem livedo

    postmortem livedo n. A purple coloration of the skin, except in areas of contact pressure, appearing within one half to two hours after death, as a result of gravitational movement of blood within the vessels. Also called postmortem lividity.

  • Postmortem rigidity

    postmortem rigidity n. See rigor mortis.

  • Postmortem wart

    postmortem wart n. A tuberculous warty growth that can occur on the hand of an individual who performs postmortem examinations. Also called anatomical wart, dissection tubercle, necrogenic wart, verruca necrogenica.


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