postmortem
Definition
Adjective:
- Occurring or done after death: Relating to the period following death, or to a medical examination conducted after death.
- Occurring after an event: Relating to the analysis or discussion of something after it has concluded.
Noun:
- A medical examination of a dead body: A detailed examination, often including dissection, of a corpse to determine the cause of death or study disease effects. (Also called an autopsy).
- An analysis after an event: A discussion or review of an event, project, or performance after it has finished, to analyze what happened and learn from it.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The postmortem report provided crucial evidence for the investigation.
- We held a postmortem meeting to discuss the project's successes and failures.
Noun:
- The coroner ordered a postmortem to establish the exact cause of death.
- After the product launch, the team conducted a postmortem to identify areas for improvement.
Advanced Usage
- "Postmortem interval": In forensic science, the time that has elapsed since a person has died.
- The term is frequently used in business, technology, and project management contexts to describe a formal review process aimed at continuous improvement.
Variants and Related Words
- Postmortal (adjective): A less common synonym for the adjective form meaning "after death."
- Autopsy (noun): The most common direct synonym for the noun form referring to a medical examination after death.
- Necropsy (noun): A term typically used for an autopsy performed on an animal.
Synonyms
- Adjective (after death): Post-mortem, postmortal, posthumous.
- Noun (examination): Autopsy, necropsy, post-mortem examination.
- Noun (analysis): Retrospective, review, debrief, analysis.
Related Phrases
- Postmortem examination: The full phrase for an autopsy.
- To conduct/hold a postmortem: To perform an autopsy or to organize a review meeting.
Related Idioms
- While not a traditional idiom, the phrase "Monday morning quarterbacking" shares a conceptual similarity with the analytical sense of a , implying criticizing or analyzing past events with the benefit of hindsight.
Adjective
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after death or after an event
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a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death
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the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address
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occurring or done after death
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postmortem changes
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a postmortem examination to determine cause of death
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postmortal wounds
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Noun
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an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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discussion of an event after it has occurred
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