postmortem

1. Occurring or done after death.
2. Of or relating to a medical examination of a dead body.

1. See autopsy.
2. Informal An analysis or review of a finished event.

Origin:

Origin: Latin post mortem

Origin: : post, afterward; see post-

Origin: + mortem

Origin: , accusative of mors, death; see mer- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

• post morˈtem adverb