POSTMORTEM Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˌpōs(t)-ˈmȯr-təm

as in posthumous

occurring after one's death postmortem tests on the brain tissue of people who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease

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noun

as in autopsy

examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death the postmortem revealed that the cause of death had been an undetected heart defect

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Adjective

Although treatments for these disorders remain elusive, postmortem brain tissue offers a key resource for unlocking possible solutions. —

Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, 21 Aug. 2019 In addition to studying postmortem tissue, imaging methods like MRIs offer alternative tools for investigating neurological conditions. —

Emily Toomey, Smithsonian, 21 Aug. 2019

Noun

In mice, skeletal muscle cells can be regrown after 14 days postmortem, while fibroblast cells from sheepand goats can be cultured up to a month or so postmortem. —

Peter A Noble, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2024 The days since Kabul fell into the hands of the Taliban have seen a steady stream of postmortems on the United States’ involvement in Afghanistan. —

James Dobbins, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2021 See all Example Sentences for postmortem

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