postmortem — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. occurring or done after death

   Synonyms

   postmortal

   Antonyms

   antemortem

   Examples

   postmortem changes

   a postmortem examination to determine cause of death

   More examples (1)

   postmortal wounds

2. after death or after an event

   Examples

   a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death

   the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address

Noun

1. discussion of an event after it has occurred

   Synonyms

   post-mortem

   Broader terms

   discussiongive-and-takeword

2. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

   Synonyms

   autopsynecropsypost-mortemPMpostmortem examinationpost-mortem examination

   Broader terms

   examinationscrutiny