adj. 1. Occurring or done after death. 2. Of or relating to a medical examination of a dead body. n. 1. See autopsy. 2. Informal An analysis or review of a finished event. [Latin post mortem : post, afterward; see POST- + mortem, accusative of mors, death; see mer- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] post mortem adv. |
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