post mortem

See also: 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)
• Hindi: मरणोत्तर

• Russian: после (ru) (posle) смерти (ru) f (smerti)

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 (shījiǎn), 驗屍, 验尸 (zh) (yànshī), 屍體解剖 (zh), 尸体解剖 (shītǐ jiěpōu)

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

• Japanese: 検視 (けんし, kenshi), 解剖 (ja) (かいぼう, kaibō)
• Russian: вскрытие (ru) n (vskrýtije), аутопсия (ru) f (autopsíja)
• Swedish: obduktion (sv) c

Any investigation after something considered unsuccessful

• Finnish: jälkiselvittely, jälkipuinti

• Japanese: 反省会 (hanseikai)

See also

• drains up
• post mortem auctoris

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Italian

Etymology

Latin

Adjective

post mortem (invariable)

1. post mortem