1.
[syn: autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Post-mortem \Post-mor"tem\, a. [L., after death.]
After death; as, post-mortem rigidity.
[1913 Webster]
Post-mortem examination (Med.), an examination of the body
made after the death of the patient; an autopsy.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
post-mortem examination
n 1: 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]