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post_mortem

post mortem

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

English

Alternative forms

Adverb

post mortem ‎(not comparable)

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)

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

Italian

Etymology

Adjective

post mortem ‎(invariable)

post mortem