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Postmortem

adjective

Occurring or done after death. Synonym: postmortal. "A postmortem examination to determine cause of death" , "Postmortal wounds"

After death or after an event. "The postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

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"Postmortem" Quotes from Famous Books

... the nature of which he explained to the jury as he had already explained it to Amelius. Having mentioned the meeting with Amelius at the house-door, and the events which had followed, he closed his evidence by stating the result of the postmortem examination, proving that the death was caused by the ...

— The Fallen Leaves • Wilkie Collins

Words linked to "Postmortem" : give-and-take, antemortem, autopsy, postmortem examination, word, scrutiny, succeeding, discussion, examination