post mortem
See also: postmortem, post-mortem, and post mórtem
English
Alternative forms
- postmortem, post-mortem
Etymology
From Latin post (“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors (“death”).
Adjective
post mortem (not comparable)
- Having been inflicted or having occurred after death.
- We shouldn't let these post mortem injuries distract us while looking for the cause of death.
- The post mortem timeline is incomplete.
Synonyms
- posthumous
Antonyms
- antemortem
- anthumous
- predeath
- prehumous
- premortem
Coordinate terms
- perimortem
Adverb
post mortem (not comparable)
- Occurring after death.
- The injuries were found to have been caused post mortem.
Synonyms
- posthumously
Antonyms
- antemortem
- anthumously
- prehumously
- premortem
Coordinate terms
- perimortem
Translations
occurring after death — See also translations at posthumously
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Noun
post mortem (plural post mortems)
- An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
- Synonyms: autopsy, PM
- (figuratively, management) Any investigation after the conclusion of an activity, particularly when said activity produces an unwanted outcome.
- Synonyms: debriefing, AAR
- 2014 September 3, Thomas A. Limoncelli; Strata R. Chalup; Christina J. Hogan, The Practice of Cloud System Administration (Designing and Operating Large Distributed Systems; 2), Addison-Wesley, page 300:
- Each user-visible outage or SLA violation should be followed by a postmortem and conclude with implementation of the recommendations in the postmortem report.
- 2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 44:
- After a serious delay there is often a post mortem on what happened, but this is usually in-house.
- 2022 April 20, Ross Buchanan, “Why You Sometimes Feel Sick or Vomit After Smoking Weed”, in Vice:
- Grinspoon finishes with some sage advice on the best way to avoid greening out: "Keep the doses low and know yourself. If it happens to you, try to do a postmortem on what happened, like: 'Was there alcohol involved? Was there nicotine involved?' Was I overtired? Did I take five puffs when I usually take two puffs?'"
- (Britain, university slang, obsolete) At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.
Coordinate terms
- antemortem
- perimortem
- premortem
Translations
investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death; an autopsy
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investigation after something considered unsuccessful
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References
- (second examination): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
See also
- have the drains up
- post mortem auctoris
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin post mortem (literally “after death”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔst ˈmɔr.tem/
- Rhymes: -ɔrtem
- Hyphenation: pòst‧mòr‧tem
Adjective
post mortem (invariable)
- post mortem
- Synonym: postumo
Adverb
post mortem
- post mortem
- Synonym: postumamente
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin post mortem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔst ˈmɔr.tɛm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrtɛm
Adverb
post mortem (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, literary) posthumously, post mortem
- Synonym: pośmiertnie
Further reading
- post mortem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- post mortem in Polish dictionaries at PWN