pre mortem

See also: premortem and pre-mortem

English

Adjective

pre mortem (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of premortem
   • 1914, The Alienist and Neurologist, volume XXXV, page 210:

     Much of the popularly so-called sudden heart disease is brain-shock paralysis—the pre mortem improvement of which is the therapeutically induced cerebro-neural impaired brain vagus nerve tone in which the brain […]

   • 1998, C. Donnet, “16. Problem-Solving Methods in Tribology with Surface-Specific Techniques”, in J. C. Rivière, S. Myhra, editors, Handbook of Surface and Interface Analysis: Methods for Problem-Solving, Marcel Dekker, →ISBN, “2. Surface analysis requirements for tribology”, pages 706 (“3. Time-scale criterion”), 710 (“4. Information criterion”, “1. Physicochemical and structural information”:

     Of course, as for the in situ pre mortem analysis mode, a balance has to be struck between the dynamic of the friction movement on the one hand, and the spatial resolution/acquisition time of the analysis on the other. […] materials were machined, which allowed the X-ray beam to probe the friction interface even while sliding, thus providing in vivo pre mortem experimental conditions, as depicted in the previous section.

   • 2005, Michael T. Sheaff, Deborah J. Hopster, “13. After Dissection”, in Post Mortem Technique Handbook, 2nd edition, Springer Science+Business Media, →ISBN, “Taking Samples for Ancillary Investigations”, “Microbiological Investigation”, page 326:

     It may also seem unnecessary to take post mortem samples if infection is well documented pre mortem (as this is likely to be much more accurate); however, there is always a potential for litigation citing inadequate treatment of a known infection, in which case pre mortem and autopsy microbiology need to be compared to confirm the source of any fatal infection.