| 单词 | post-mortem examination |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspost-mortem examination Taking place, formed, or done after death; often in post-mortem examination. Also in extended use: after the conclusion of a matter (cf. sense C. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [adjective] > before or after death posthume1598 posthumous1608 posthumeda1661 after-death1680 post-mortuary1791 post-mortem1816 post-obit1822 post-obituary1822 pre-mortem1892 1816 A. C. Hutchison Some Pract. Observ. Surg. 62 A post mortem examination proved that the profunda was given off by the external iliac. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 806/2 The interval between spasmodic and true post-mortem stiffness. 1873 T. H. Green Introd. Pathol. & Morbid Anat. (ed. 2) 325 Of a dark-red colour, and soft gelatinous consistence, closely resembling the post~mortem clot. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 June 5/1 M. Chauchard,..who is to sleep his last sleep..in a tomb which has cost nearly £4,000, has had many predecessors in post-mortem luxury. 1969 P. B. Jordain Condensed Computer Encycl. 389 Usually, when an unexpected or inexplicable difficulty is encountered, a postmortem dump is taken to record all available information about the failed state of a program: then a postmortem analysis is made to discover the cause of the difficulty. 1979 R. Rendell Means of Evil 68 Doreen Betts's denial had..been..a post-mortem white-washing of her mother's character. 2003 Daily Tel. 28 Mar. 12/8 A post mortem examination found that she had overdosed on co-proxamol tablets. < as lemmas |
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