post-mortem

Variant of postmortem

postmortem definition

post·mor·tem (pōst′môr′təm)

adjective

  1. happening, done, or made after death
  2. having to do with a post-mortem examination

Etymology: L, lit., after death

noun

  1. postmortem examination
  2. a detailed examination or evaluation of some event just ended
Also written post-mortem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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