postmortem

adj.

1. Occurring or done after death.
2. Of or relating to a medical examination of a dead body.

n.

1. See autopsy (sense 1).
2. Informal. An analysis or review of a finished event.

[Latin post mortem : post, afterward; see post- + mortem, accusative of mors, death.]

post mortem post mor'tem adv.

adjective

Occurring or done after death: posthumous. See time.

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[Latin, After death.] Pertaining to matters occurring after death. A term generally applied to an autopsy or examination of a corpse in order to ascertain the cause of death or to the inquisition for that purpose by the coroner.

Performed or occurring after death.

• p. decomposition — changes that take place at a fairly predictable rate, depending on body temperature at the time of death, and environmental temperature once death has taken place. The size of the body and the presence or absence of bacterial infection also influence these changes.
— Rigor mortis is the first of these changes after cessation of circulation and respiration. Within 2 to 4 hours after death depletion of glycogen stores prevents synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Without ATP the muscle fibers do not relax, resulting in rigid contraction of the fibers and immobilization of the joints. The rigor first occurs in the involuntary muscles and then involves the voluntary musculature, starting with the head and neck and descending gradually to the trunk and lower extremities. The process usually takes about 45 hours and continues for about 96 hours. — Another noticeable change is cooling of the body, which occurs rather rapidly once circulation stops and the heat-regulating center in the brain no longer is functioning. This postmortem loss of body heat is called algor mortis. — Decomposition of the tissues begins almost as soon as blood supply stops. With the breakdown of hemoglobin, discoloration, or livor mortis, appears as mottled, reddened areas that can be mistaken for bruises, particularly in the extremities or other parts of the body where there is a pooling of blood. As deterioration of tissues continues and bacterial fermentation occurs the tissues soften and then liquefy. Refrigeration or some other method of cooling the body inhibits this process.
• p. examination — a careful dissection of a cadaver with the objective of deciding the cause of death. Called also autopsy or necropsy examination.
• p. inspection — that part of a meat inspection or food inspection at an abattoir that is conducted after the animal has been killed and dressed. Supplements the antemortem examination.
• p. report — a detailed report of a postmortem examination of a cadaver, including a complete identification of the animal, the body condition, age, sex, species, breed, parity and the changes observed.

After death

Refers to a detailed discussion following the completion of a hand with regards to how it was played, with the so-called experts providing their opinions on how the hand should have or could have been played.

SoundPoker Says: When a large pot has been won, this kind of discussion often takes place, usually on the part of the loser so as to justify their loss or perhaps to help new players learn from their (or others) mistakes.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - obduktion, diskussion af allerede afgjort sag, rivegilde
adj. - efter døden

Français (French)
n. - (Méd) autopsie, (fig) analyse rétrospective
adj. - rétrospectif

Deutsch (German)
n. - Obduktion, nachträgliche Bewertung
adj. - Post-mortem...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νεκροψία, αυτοψία

Italiano (Italian)
autopsia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - autópsia (f)

Русский (Russian)
вскрытие

Español (Spanish)
n. - autopsia
adj. - de después de la muerte, post-mortem

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - efter döden, obduktion

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
验尸, 死后的, 验尸的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 驗屍
adj. - 死後的, 驗屍的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시체해부 검시
adj. - 사후의

日本語 (Japanese)
n., -
adj. - ポストモーテム

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בדיקה שלאחר המוות‬
adj. - ‮שלאחר המוות‬

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