post mortem

See also: postmortem, post-mortem, and post mórtem

English

Alternative forms

• postmortem
• post-mortem

Etymology

Latin post ‎(“afterwards”) + mortem, from mors ‎(“death”).

Adverb

post mortem ‎(not comparable)

1. Occurring after death.

   The injuries were found to have been caused post mortem.

Translations

occurring after death

• Finnish: kuolemanjälkeinen (fi)
• Greek: μετά θάνατον (el) ‎(metá thánaton)
• Hindi: मरणोत्तर ‎(marṇottar)

• Persian: پس از مرگ ‎(pas az marg)
• Russian: после (ru) ‎(posle) сме́рти (ru) f ‎(smérti)

Noun

post mortem ‎(plural post mortems) (abbreviated as PM)

1. An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death; an autopsy
2. (figuratively, management) Any investigation after something considered unsuccessful, especially used of meetings, games and sports, software development, and projects of any kind.

Synonyms

• (figuratively): debriefing, AAR, After-action review (at Wikipedia)

Translations

An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death; an autopsy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 屍檢 (zh), 尸检 (zh) ‎(shījiǎn), 驗屍 (zh), 验尸 (zh) ‎(yànshī), 屍體解剖 (zh), 尸体解剖 (zh) ‎(shītǐ jiěpōu)

• Finnish: ruumiinavaus (fi), kuolinsyyn selvitys
• Greek: νεκροψία (el) f ‎(nekropsía), ιατροδικαστική έκθεση νεκροτομής ‎(iatrodikastikí ékthesi nekrotomís)

• Italian: autopsia (it) f
• Japanese: 検視 ‎(けんし, kenshi), 解剖 (ja) ‎(かいぼう, kaibō)
• Persian: کالبدگشایی ‎(kâlbod-gošâyi)
• Russian: вскры́тие (ru) n ‎(vskrýtije), аутопси́я (ru) f ‎(autopsíja)
• Swedish: obduktion (sv) c

Any investigation after something considered unsuccessful

• Finnish: jälkiselvittely, jälkipuinti

• Japanese: 反省会 ‎(hanseikai)
• Persian: گذشته‌سنجی ‎(gozašte-sanji), پس‌کاوی ‎(pas-kâvi)

See also

• drains up
• post mortem auctoris

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Italian

Etymology

Latin

Adjective

post mortem ‎(invariable)

1. post mortem