'postmortem' definitions:
Definition of 'postmortem'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds" [syn: postmortem, postmortal] [ant: antemortem]
adjective
After death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"
noun
Discussion of an event after it has occurred [syn: postmortem, post-mortem]
noun
An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination]
Synonyms of 'postmortem'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- autopsy,
- canvass,
- check,
- check out,
- check over,
- check up on,
- coroner,
- examine,
- give an examination,
- go over,
- inquest,
- inspect,
- look at,
- look over,
- medical examiner,
- monitor,
- mortality committee,
- necropsy,
- necroscopy,
- observe,
- overhaul,
- overlook,
- pass over,
- pass under review,
- peer at,
- peruse,
- pore over,
- post,
- post-obit,
- posthumous,
- postmortal,
- postmortem examination,
- postmortuary,
- postmundane,
- postobituary,
- review,
- run over,
- scan,
- scrutinize,
- set an examination,
- size,
- size up,
- study,
- survey,
- take stock of,
- take the measure