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Post Mortem
/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈmɔɹtəm/
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What does Post Mortem mean?
adjective
- After death.
- Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.
adverb
- Occurring after death.
More meanings (3)
noun
- An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
- (figuratively) Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
- (obsolete) At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈmɔɹtəm/
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“Do you think I show symptoms of yellow fever or cholera, that you are making post mortem arrangements with such zeal?”
The 'post mortem' examination was made two hours after death.