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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPost-Mortem
/ˌpoʊstˈmɔːrtəm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death.
"The doctor performed a post-mortem to uncover the reasons behind the sudden death."
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Relating to or occurring after death.
"The post-mortem analysis revealed critical information about the patient's condition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'post-mortem' originates from Latin, where 'post' means 'after' and 'mortem' is the accusative form of 'mors', meaning 'death'. It was first used in English in the late 19th century to refer to examinations conducted after death, and has since evolved to describe analyses or evaluations conducted after an event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Post-Mortem" is said worldwide
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autopsie
Transliteration: otopsi
"Le médecin a effectué une autopsie pour déterminer la cause du décès."
Obduktion
Transliteration: obduktsion
"Die Obduktion ergab wichtige Informationen über den Tod."
autopsia
Transliteration: autopsia
"L'autopsia ha rivelato la causa della morte."
autopsia
Transliteration: autopsia
"La autopsia determinó la causa de la muerte."
autópsia
Transliteration: autópsia
"A autópsia revelou a causa da morte."
पोस्ट-मॉर्टम
Transliteration: post-mortem
"पोस्ट-मॉर्टम ने मृत्यु के कारण का पता लगाया।"
尸检
Transliteration: shījiǎn
"尸检揭示了死亡的原因。"
부검
Transliteration: bugeom
"부검은 사망 원인을 밝혀냈습니다."
死後検査
Transliteration: shigo kensa
"死後検査は死亡の原因を明らかにしました。"
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