post-mortem
noun
[ pəʊs(t)ˈmɔːtəm ]
• an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.
• "the hospital will want to carry out a post-mortem"
post-mortem
adjective
• relating to a post-mortem.
• "a post-mortem report"
• occurring or performed after death.
• "post-mortem changes in his body"
post-mortem
adverb
• after death.
• "assessment of morphology in nerves taken post-mortem"
Origin:
mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘after death’.
