Definition of post-mortem in English:

post-mortem

noun pəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm

1An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.
the hospital will want to carry out a post-mortem
Example sentencesExamples
- There were no signs of injury on the his body and a post-mortem examination failed to establish a cause of death.
- His body was brought to Sligo General Hospital where a post-mortem was carried out yesterday, Monday.
- A post-mortem on her body has ‘proved inconclusive’, said a spokeswoman.
- A post-mortem revealed that he died as a result of complications from head injuries.
- But there was heartbreak for other families where organs were taken from dead children following coroners' post-mortems.
- If they get proper consent, then nothing prevents pathologists from carrying out post-mortems.
- A post-mortem on her body revealed that she was four months pregnant at the time of her death.
- The officer being interviewed by reporters said that they wouldn't know the exact time of death until a post-mortem was performed, but their best guess was some time in the last few hours.
- We can't speculate as to the cause of death and a post-mortem is yet to be scheduled.
- Days after the discovery a post-mortem was performed, toxicology and DNA tests ordered.
- A post-mortem is due to be held today, but last night the cause of death remained unclear.
- He insisted that following his death his post-mortem should be performed in front of his own medical staff and published in the local weekly journal.
- A post-mortem revealed that the dead man had been hit on the side of the head with a blunt instrument before being strangled and dismembered.
- The post-mortems showed that their deaths were all due to arsenic poisoning.
- The doctor who performed the post-mortems on the bodies of the family is due to testify on Tuesday.
- Some hospital deaths, however, must be reported to the Procurator Fiscal whether there is clinical interest in the post-mortem examination or not.
- People can object, but if the coroner considers that any delay may limit the ability to determine the cause of death, then the post-mortem will go ahead.
- A post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death was due to be carried out today by a Home Office pathologist.
- The post-mortem revealed that death was due to powerful electric shock, not because of burns.
Synonyms
autopsy, post-mortem examination, PM, dissection, necropsy
1. 1.1 An analysis or discussion of an event held soon after it has occurred, especially in order to determine why it was a failure.
  an election post-mortem on why the party lost
  Example sentencesExamples
  The festival is planned for this year only; a post-mortem will decide if an annual event is feasible.
  If they don't we'll be holding this same post-mortem in 2006.
  The party will hold its post-mortem on the election and the loss of support in its traditional heartlands.
  As I remarked in my post at the time, if anything is to be learnt in the post-mortems, it is that there is plenty of failure all round for all sides to digest.
  The party is continuing its election post-mortem, and one area under scrutiny is its media policy.
  His performance quickly became the subject of ridicule in media post-mortems of the event.
  The players huddled together here after a match for a post-mortem of the game, analysing and discussing, striving to iron out the flaws.
  He's quite right, and indeed my post-mortem analysis gave White a small edge.
  Els, though, exhibited the fortitude to hold his own when others were holding post-mortems.
  Then why this grand spectacle, starting from titillating anticipation to frenzied post-mortems after the budget is unveiled?
  When I agreed to do a post-mortem on the Saskatchewan provincial election, I initially thought I would just do a ‘report.’
  Since 9 October we have had the usual stream of election post-mortems.
  If vote-splitting is not an issue for discussion in the election post-mortem, then proportional representation should be.
  And with everyone back safely from the first run of the event, the post-mortems continue.
  Synonyms
  analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, examination, review, investigation, breakdown, critique, study
  rare anatomization

adjective pəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm

1attributive Relating to a post-mortem.
a post-mortem report
Example sentencesExamples
- It was not about the clinical post-mortem measurement of her cerebral functionality.
- The results of forensic post-mortem tests showed the babies died from septicaemia caused by enterobacter bacteria.
- In October he issued a report to the police estimating a post-mortem interval of 24 hours.
- The post-mortem test revealed that one of her sons was suffering from an infection.
- When the police brandished a post-mortem report which exonerated the cops from point-blank range killing, didn't we react by saying that the autopsy must have been fixed?
- It is recorded in my post-mortem notes that he had been shot twice.
- A post-mortem study of the animals showed a robust growth of neurons and an increase in neurotransmitters in the spinal cords of rats that received the transplanted neuronal cells.
- Irish hospitals have only apologised for the trauma caused by media disclosures about post-mortem practices.
- An example would be Alzheimer's disease, for which there is no good test but highly reliable post-mortem findings.
- Depending on the strain of virus and how it reacts, post-mortem findings are very variable.
- A post-mortem report revealed she had drowned.
- They said clinical and post-mortem studies were needed to look at the causes of this kind of bleeding in the eye and how it could be linked to abusive head injury.
- This difference is probably attributable to the fact that the abdomen can undergo post-mortem telescoping.
- We suspect septicemia because of the maggot bites and the conditions in which he was found but we can only tell once the post-mortem results are in.
- A post-mortem report records that she died from pulmonary barotrauma, which causes air bubbles to circulate in the arterial system.
- Routine post-mortem testing did not rule out BSE, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly called mad cow.
- The minister said the first report would deal with post-mortem issues in paediatric hospitals.
- There are no tests to confirm it in living cows or humans; the only reliable way is to conduct a post-mortem exam.
- A postmortem examination revealed she had taken a cocktail of paracetamol and sleeping tablets.
- The post-mortem toxicological report confirmed the 45-year-old's cause of death was a drug overdose of morphine and fluoxetine prescribed for her anxiety.
1. 1.1 Happening after death.
  post-mortem changes in his body
  as adverb assessment of morphology in nerves taken post-mortem
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many of the interior molds exhibit evidence of post-mortem distortion prior to preservation and solution of the carapace.
  However, this morphological pattern might result from post-mortem muscle contraction.
  Thurlbeck and Muller quantified the extent of emphysema by imaging the post-mortem lung.
  A post-mortem declaration of genius, by its very nature, falls on the deafened ears of the one who wishes to hear it the most.
  On the other hand it is often difficult to tell whether the chemical and structural changes observed during the various types of cell death are pre- or post-mortem events.
  A third controversy concerns attempts to show that even if the dead cannot be harmed, the harm thesis is correct, since death, and some post-mortem events, harm the living.
  Few sporadic reports describe post-mortem changes in human brain of heat stress victims.
  And when we were diagnosing them clinically one quarter of all children were actually dead and diagnosed post-mortem one way or another.
  Many of the specimens show contraction and coiling that is probably a post-mortem feature caused by dehydration in the brine and subsequent contraction of ligaments.
  Researchers verified blood vessels and other markings to make sure they were relevant brain components and not simply artifacts left by a post-mortem impact.
  Second, the tissues that have been through programmed senescence and death, instead of disappearing through post-mortem decay, persist as mummified corpses - namely as wood.
  Besides, it is necessary to assess post-mortem colonization of the shells or movement of the hosts once the animal died.
  The in situ position of many of these jaws is of considerable interest and suggests that post-mortem disturbance of the ammonite was not great.
  The blobs correspond to vacuities in the dentine and are probably due to calcite or some other post-mortem infilling.
  This could result from the compaction of curved or partially enrolled individuals, or possibly peri-mortem or post-mortem muscle contraction.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'after death'.

单词	post-mortem
释义	Definition of post-mortem in English: post-mortem noun pəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm 1An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death. the hospital will want to carry out a post-mortem Example sentencesExamples There were no signs of injury on the his body and a post-mortem examination failed to establish a cause of death. His body was brought to Sligo General Hospital where a post-mortem was carried out yesterday, Monday. A post-mortem on her body has ‘proved inconclusive’, said a spokeswoman. A post-mortem revealed that he died as a result of complications from head injuries. But there was heartbreak for other families where organs were taken from dead children following coroners' post-mortems. If they get proper consent, then nothing prevents pathologists from carrying out post-mortems. A post-mortem on her body revealed that she was four months pregnant at the time of her death. The officer being interviewed by reporters said that they wouldn't know the exact time of death until a post-mortem was performed, but their best guess was some time in the last few hours. We can't speculate as to the cause of death and a post-mortem is yet to be scheduled. Days after the discovery a post-mortem was performed, toxicology and DNA tests ordered. A post-mortem is due to be held today, but last night the cause of death remained unclear. He insisted that following his death his post-mortem should be performed in front of his own medical staff and published in the local weekly journal. A post-mortem revealed that the dead man had been hit on the side of the head with a blunt instrument before being strangled and dismembered. The post-mortems showed that their deaths were all due to arsenic poisoning. The doctor who performed the post-mortems on the bodies of the family is due to testify on Tuesday. Some hospital deaths, however, must be reported to the Procurator Fiscal whether there is clinical interest in the post-mortem examination or not. People can object, but if the coroner considers that any delay may limit the ability to determine the cause of death, then the post-mortem will go ahead. A post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death was due to be carried out today by a Home Office pathologist. The post-mortem revealed that death was due to powerful electric shock, not because of burns. Synonyms autopsy, post-mortem examination, PM, dissection, necropsy 1.1 An analysis or discussion of an event held soon after it has occurred, especially in order to determine why it was a failure. an election post-mortem on why the party lost Example sentencesExamples The festival is planned for this year only; a post-mortem will decide if an annual event is feasible. If they don't we'll be holding this same post-mortem in 2006. The party will hold its post-mortem on the election and the loss of support in its traditional heartlands. As I remarked in my post at the time, if anything is to be learnt in the post-mortems, it is that there is plenty of failure all round for all sides to digest. The party is continuing its election post-mortem, and one area under scrutiny is its media policy. His performance quickly became the subject of ridicule in media post-mortems of the event. The players huddled together here after a match for a post-mortem of the game, analysing and discussing, striving to iron out the flaws. He's quite right, and indeed my post-mortem analysis gave White a small edge. Els, though, exhibited the fortitude to hold his own when others were holding post-mortems. Then why this grand spectacle, starting from titillating anticipation to frenzied post-mortems after the budget is unveiled? When I agreed to do a post-mortem on the Saskatchewan provincial election, I initially thought I would just do a ‘report.’ Since 9 October we have had the usual stream of election post-mortems. If vote-splitting is not an issue for discussion in the election post-mortem, then proportional representation should be. And with everyone back safely from the first run of the event, the post-mortems continue. Synonyms analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, examination, review, investigation, breakdown, critique, study rare anatomization adjective pəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm 1attributive Relating to a post-mortem. a post-mortem report Example sentencesExamples It was not about the clinical post-mortem measurement of her cerebral functionality. The results of forensic post-mortem tests showed the babies died from septicaemia caused by enterobacter bacteria. In October he issued a report to the police estimating a post-mortem interval of 24 hours. The post-mortem test revealed that one of her sons was suffering from an infection. When the police brandished a post-mortem report which exonerated the cops from point-blank range killing, didn't we react by saying that the autopsy must have been fixed? It is recorded in my post-mortem notes that he had been shot twice. A post-mortem study of the animals showed a robust growth of neurons and an increase in neurotransmitters in the spinal cords of rats that received the transplanted neuronal cells. Irish hospitals have only apologised for the trauma caused by media disclosures about post-mortem practices. An example would be Alzheimer's disease, for which there is no good test but highly reliable post-mortem findings. Depending on the strain of virus and how it reacts, post-mortem findings are very variable. A post-mortem report revealed she had drowned. They said clinical and post-mortem studies were needed to look at the causes of this kind of bleeding in the eye and how it could be linked to abusive head injury. This difference is probably attributable to the fact that the abdomen can undergo post-mortem telescoping. We suspect septicemia because of the maggot bites and the conditions in which he was found but we can only tell once the post-mortem results are in. A post-mortem report records that she died from pulmonary barotrauma, which causes air bubbles to circulate in the arterial system. Routine post-mortem testing did not rule out BSE, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly called mad cow. The minister said the first report would deal with post-mortem issues in paediatric hospitals. There are no tests to confirm it in living cows or humans; the only reliable way is to conduct a post-mortem exam. A postmortem examination revealed she had taken a cocktail of paracetamol and sleeping tablets. The post-mortem toxicological report confirmed the 45-year-old's cause of death was a drug overdose of morphine and fluoxetine prescribed for her anxiety. 1.1 Happening after death. post-mortem changes in his body as adverb assessment of morphology in nerves taken post-mortem Example sentencesExamples Many of the interior molds exhibit evidence of post-mortem distortion prior to preservation and solution of the carapace. However, this morphological pattern might result from post-mortem muscle contraction. Thurlbeck and Muller quantified the extent of emphysema by imaging the post-mortem lung. A post-mortem declaration of genius, by its very nature, falls on the deafened ears of the one who wishes to hear it the most. On the other hand it is often difficult to tell whether the chemical and structural changes observed during the various types of cell death are pre- or post-mortem events. A third controversy concerns attempts to show that even if the dead cannot be harmed, the harm thesis is correct, since death, and some post-mortem events, harm the living. Few sporadic reports describe post-mortem changes in human brain of heat stress victims. And when we were diagnosing them clinically one quarter of all children were actually dead and diagnosed post-mortem one way or another. Many of the specimens show contraction and coiling that is probably a post-mortem feature caused by dehydration in the brine and subsequent contraction of ligaments. Researchers verified blood vessels and other markings to make sure they were relevant brain components and not simply artifacts left by a post-mortem impact. Second, the tissues that have been through programmed senescence and death, instead of disappearing through post-mortem decay, persist as mummified corpses - namely as wood. Besides, it is necessary to assess post-mortem colonization of the shells or movement of the hosts once the animal died. The in situ position of many of these jaws is of considerable interest and suggests that post-mortem disturbance of the ammonite was not great. The blobs correspond to vacuities in the dentine and are probably due to calcite or some other post-mortem infilling. This could result from the compaction of curved or partially enrolled individuals, or possibly peri-mortem or post-mortem muscle contraction. Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'after death'.
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