POSTMORTEM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
   Synonym(s)
   • autopsy (what does autopsy mean?)
   • necropsy (what does necropsy mean?)
   • PM (what does PM mean?)
   • postmortem examination (what does postmortem examination mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) postmortem is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • examination (what does examination mean?)
   • scrutiny (what does scrutiny mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • autopsy (what does autopsy mean?)
2. Meaning
   • discussion of an event after it has occurred
   Hypernyms(s) postmortem is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discussion (what does discussion mean?)
   • give-and-take (what does give-and-take mean?)
   • word (what does word mean?)

POSTMORTEM as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • occurring or done after death
   Synonym(s)
   • postmortal (what does postmortal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • postmortem changes
   • a postmortem examination to determine cause of death
   • postmortal wounds
   Antonym(s)
   • antemortem (what does antemortem mean?)
2. Meaning
   • after death or after an event
   Usage Example(s)
   • a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death
   • the postmortem discussion of the President’’s TV address
   Similar To
   • succeeding(a) (what does succeeding(a) mean?)