antemortem

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin ante mortem (before death).

Adjective

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antemortem (not comparable)

  1. Having occurred or having been inflicted before death.
    Synonyms: anthumous, predeath, prehumous, premortem
    Antonyms: posthumous, postmortem
    Coordinate term: perimortem
    Although the antemortem injuries are severe, they are not the cause of death.
    • 2003, Marianne D. Miliotis, Jeffrey W. Bier, International Handbook of Foodborne Pathogens, page 809:
      Data for the potential human exposure portion of the model include antemortem and postmortem inspection, pneumatic stunning, carcass missplitting, advanced meat recovery systems, and []

Adverb

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antemortem (not comparable)

  1. Having occurred or having been inflicted before death.
    Synonyms: anthumously, prehumously, premortem
    Antonyms: posthumously, postmortem
    Coordinate term: perimortem
    • 1978, BARInternational Series, British Archaeological Reports, →ISBN, page 167:
      These teeth have small pieces of enamel missing from the edges of the crowns, but it was not possible to establish if this had happened antemortem or postmortem.
    • 1985, “Part A: Biological Methods”, in Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, →ISBN, “Fish, Seabirds, and Mammals”, “Marine Mammals”, “Spills of Opportunity”, page 194:
      Stranded animals provide useful information on effects of the physiology and, therefore, samples should be collected and analyzed to confirm results of studies done antemortem.
    • 2016, Steven N. Byers, “Chapter 11: Death, Trauma, and the Skeleton”, in Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, 4th edition, Routledge, →ISBN, “Timing of Bone Injury”, “Antemortem Trauma”, page 243:
      Since the process of healing has distinctive characteristics, injuries that occur antemortem usually can be distinguished from those that occur at the time of, or after, death.
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