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antemortem in American English (ˌæntiˈmɔrtəm) adjective made or done just before one's death Word origin L ante mortem, before death antemortem in American English (ˌæntiˈmɔrtəm) adjectivebefore death an antemortem confession Also: ante-mortem, ante mortem Word origin [1880–85; ‹ L ]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, impressionism, pari-mutuel, quotation mark, regionalismExamples of 'antemortem' in a sentenceantemortem This may take the precise form of comparison between antemortem and postmortem radiographs.Seven specimens examined preserved unobscured antemortem molar microwear.Postmortem (n=129 cases) and antemortem (n=1) signs of animal attack were detected.Significant subdural hemorrhage, subarachniod hemorrhage, and brain contusion were not detected during antemortem evaluation.Antemortem diagnosis could be made in one patient only.Histopathology from antemortem and postmortem samples revealed blastomycosis and dermatophyte pseudomycetoma.High concentrations of heart failure markers together with a pericardial effusion suggested antemortem chronic heart failure.Autopsy findings were considered as a gold standard to correlate with antemortem findings in fatal head injury.We report an antemortem and postmortem diagnosis of rabies in a veterinarian who became infected when handling herbivores with rabies. |