Postmortem delivery
postmortem delivery n.
The extraction of a fetus after its mother has died.
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- 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.
- Postnasal
[pohst-ney-zuh l] /ˈpoʊstˈneɪ zəl/ adjective 1. located or occurring behind the nose or in the nasopharynx, as a flow of mucus; nasopharyngeal: a postnasal infection. postnasal post·na·sal (pōst-nā’zəl) adj.