| 释义 |
postmortem
post·mor·tem P0472700 (pōst-môr′təm)adj.1. Occurring or done after death.2. Of or relating to a medical examination of a dead body.n.1. See autopsy.2. Informal An analysis or review of a finished event.
[Latin post mortem : post, afterward; see post- + mortem, accusative of mors, death; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]
post mor′tem adv.postmortem (pəʊstˈmɔːtəm) adj (Pathology) (prenominal) occurring after deathn1. analysis or study of a recently completed event: a postmortem on a game of chess. 2. (Pathology) Also: postmortem examination dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death. Also called: autopsy or necropsy [C18: from Latin, literally: after death]post•mor•tem (poʊstˈmɔr təm)
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or occurring in the time following death. 2. of or pertaining to examination of the body after death. 3. occurring after the end of something; after the event. n. 4. a postmortem examination; autopsy. 5. a discussion or evaluation after the end or fact of something, esp. a card game. [1725–35; < Latin post mortem after death] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | postmortem - discussion of an event after it has occurredpost-mortemgive-and-take, discussion, word - an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" | | 2. |  postmortem - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by diseaseautopsy, necropsy, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination, post-mortemexamination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) | | Adj. | 1. | postmortem - occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds"postmortalantemortem - preceding death; "antemortem confession" | | 2. | postmortem - after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"succeeding - coming after or following |
postmortemnoun1. examination, analysis, autopsy, dissection, necropsy A postmortem showed that he had drowned.2. analysis, study, review, investigation, assessment, examination, breakdown, evaluation, appraisal The postmortem on the presidential campaign is under way.postmortemadjectiveOccurring or done after death:posthumous.Translationspost mortem, postmortem (pəusˈmoːtəm) noun a medical examination of a dead body in order to find out the cause of death. 驗屍 验尸
postmortem
postmortem1. occurring after death 2. dissection and examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death postmortem[pōst′mȯrd·əm] (computer science) Any action taken after an operation is completed to help analyze that operation. (medicine) Occurring after death. postmortem
postmortem [pōst-mor´tem] performed or occurring after death.
Care of the body after death (postmortem care) is an essential component of the total care of the patient and surviving family members and friends. Specific policies and procedures for postmortem care are a matter of agency policy, local customs, and cultural and religious ritual.
Physical care of the body is based on certain changes that take place at a fairly predictable rate, depending on body temperature at the time of death, and environmental temperature once death has taken place. The size of the body and the presence or absence of bacterial infection also influence these changes.
Rigor mortis is the first of these changes after cessation of circulation and respiration. Within two to four hours after death depletion of glycogen stores prevents synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Without ATP the muscle fibers do not relax, resulting in rigid contraction of the fibers and immobilization of the joints. The rigor first occurs in the involuntary muscles and then involves the voluntary musculature, starting with the head and neck and descending gradually to the trunk and lower extremities. The process usually takes about 45 hours and continues for about 96 hours.
Another noticeable change is cooling of the body, which occurs rather rapidly once circulation stops and the heat-regulating center in the brain no longer is functioning. This postmortem loss of body heat is called algor mortis.
Decomposition of the tissues begins almost as soon as blood supply stops. With the breakdown of hemoglobin, discoloration, or livor mortis, appears as mottled, reddened areas that can be mistaken for bruises, particularly in the extremities or other parts of the body where there is pooling of blood. As deterioration of tissues continues and bacterial fermentation occurs, the tissues soften and then liquefy. Refrigeration or some other method of cooling the body inhibits this process.post·mor·tem (PM), (pōst-mōr'tĕm), 1. Pertaining to or occurring during the period after death.
See also: autopsy (1). 2. Postmortem examination.
See also: autopsy (1). [post- + L. acc. case of mors (mort-), death] postmortem (pōst-môr′təm)adj.1. Occurring or done after death.2. Of or relating to a medical examination of a dead body.n.1. See autopsy.2. Informal An analysis or review of a finished event.
post mor′tem adv.post·mor·tem (pōst-mōr'tĕm) 1. Pertaining to or occurring during the period after death. 2. Colloquialism for autopsy (1). [post- + L. acc. case of mors (mort-), death]PostmortemAfter death.Mentioned in: Autopsypostmortem
postmortem ‘after death’, a term applied to the medical examination of a corpse with a view to determining the cause of death. Also known as an autopsy. See CORONER.FinancialSeePost MortemAcronymsSeepacemakerpostmortem
Synonyms for postmortemnoun examinationSynonyms- examination
- analysis
- autopsy
- dissection
- necropsy
noun analysisSynonyms- analysis
- study
- review
- investigation
- assessment
- examination
- breakdown
- evaluation
- appraisal
Synonyms for postmortemadj occurring or done after deathSynonymsSynonyms for postmortemnoun discussion of an event after it has occurredSynonymsRelated Words- give-and-take
- discussion
- word
noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by diseaseSynonyms- autopsy
- necropsy
- PM
- postmortem examination
- post-mortem examination
- post-mortem
Related Wordsadj occurring or done after deathSynonymsAntonymsadj after death or after an eventRelated Words |